Fresh Start - National Diabetes Prevention Program
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Lower Your Risk for Diabetes
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1.5 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year. In Illinois, 12% of adults have diabetes, over 3% of the national rates. You may be at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes if you have prediabetes, are overweight, have a family history of diabetes, poor diet, and being physically active less than three times a week.
Cut your risk for type 2 diabetes in half.
Type 2 diabetes is preventable.
Loyola Medicine's FREE National Diabetes Prevention Program, offered in English and Spanish, is a yearlong lifestyle change program aimed to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Participants will learn how to be more active, eat healthy, manage stress, and lose 5 -7% of weight, while learning techniques to help you stay positive and motivated. The Diabetes Prevention Program includes 16 weeks of classes followed by monthly maintenance sessions to provide ongoing support for optimal outcomes. Classes are offered in English in Spanish with options to attend in-person or virtually.
- Attend 16 weekly sessions in-person or virtually
- Attend maintenance sessions – one or two times a month throughout the year
- Self–monitor weight
- Track and learn more about healthy eating and physical activity
- Learn how to problem-solve and stay motivated
Our specially trained lifestyle coach will support you in:
- Becoming more active
- Working through negative thoughts
- Losing a moderate amount of weight
- Controlling your portions
- And more!
Participants will learn to:
- Identify and change eating habits
- Add physical activity to your life
- Manage stress
- Stay on track when eating out
- Understand and respond to your food cues
- Stay motivated
- Solve problems that can get in the way of healthy changes.
The Diabetes Prevention Program is open to adults who meet the following criteria:
- Are at least 18 years old and not pregnant at the time of enrollment
- Are overweight (body mass index equal to or greater than 25; equal to or greater than 23 if Asian) and
- Have no previous diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
AND meet one of the following:
- Have a blood test result in the prediabetes range within the past year
- Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7%–6.4% or
- Fasting plasma glucose: 100–125 mg/dL or
- Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 gm glucose load): 140–199 mg/dL OR
- History of gestational diabetes mellitus
OR
- Screen positive for prediabetes based on the CDC Prediabetes Screening Test
Interested in our program?
The Diabetes Prevention Program is free, but registration is required. If you are interested in joining an upcoming information session, please register below, and then a member of our team will contact you.