The Diabetes Prevention Program is for people who want to avoid type 2 diabetes. It uses a curriculum developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and cuts your risk of developing type 2 diabetes in half. The program helps you make lasting changes, such as eating healthier, adding physical activity into your daily routine, and reducing stress. Click here to learn more about the program.
FREE Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program Information Sessions to learn more about the program before you register and commit to life changes. Click here to join the information session on Zoom second Tuesdays of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Central time.
AfroCare CDC Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a combination of in-person and distance learning groups for Diabetes At-Risk individuals. Group meets once a week for one hour. Registration and commitment are required.
Did you know?
1 in 3 Americans are not aware that they are at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes. There are 96 million American adults who have prediabetes – that’s 1 in 3 adults! Of those 96 million, more than 8 in 10 of them don’t even know they have it. Without acting, many people with prediabetes could develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years.
Are you at risk? Click here to find out more.
Prediabetes- What does it do?
Having prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal—but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Prediabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Prediabetes can often be reversed.
DPP equips and encourages individuals at high risk of diabetes to enact sustainable lifestyle changes that result in a 4-7% loss of body weight. The original randomized controlled trial showed 58% reduction to progression to diabetes which outperformed metformin. More recently, a CMS-funded translational study conducted in YMCAs across America confirmed average 5% weight loss and net savings of $2600 per beneficiary in lay-led and group-based settings. Click here to learn more about the benefits of DPP.
Know your risk?
The Diabetes Prevention Program is a lifestyle change program, created by the CDC and proven to help reduce your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Find out if you are at risk – take the online test:
What does it do? DPP equips and encourages individuals at high risk of diabetes to enact sustainable lifestyle changes that result in a 4-7% loss of body weight. The original randomized controlled trial showed 58% reduction to progression to diabetes which outperformed metformin. More recently, a CMS-funded translational study conducted in YMCAs across America confirmed average 5% weight loss and net savings of $2600 per beneficiary in lay-led and group-based settings.
If you are at risk and are looking for information about how you can prevent the onset, we invite you to join us for a FREE online information session. Meet our experts, meet other fellow at risk individuals and find out more about this Evidence-Based Program and how you can benefit.
CLICK HERE to join the Informational Session on Zoom session on Zoom second Tuesdays of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Central time
Click here to Register for the DPP program.
Diabetes Chronic Condition Management
Cultural Approaches to promote Diabetes Self-Management and Complication prevention for those diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2. Combination of in-person and distance learning groups. Registration opens in May 2024