During this 12-month, CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program, you will:

• Potentially reduce your risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
• Receive support from your instructor, a trained lifestyle coach.
• Connect with others working on similar goals as you.
• Develop strategies for healthy eating and physical activity.
• Learn ways to manage stress.

These classes will meet for one hour weekly for the first 8 weeks, twice monthly for the second 8 weeks, then once monthly thereafter.

Eligible beneficiaries are those who:

• Are enrolled in Medicare Part B
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25, or at least 23 if self-identified as Asian
• Meet 1 of the following 3 blood test requirements:

1. A hemoglobin A1c test with a value between 5.7 and 6.4%
2. A fasting plasma glucose of 110-125 mg/dL, or
3. A 2-hour plasma glucose of 140-199 mg/dL (oral glucose tolerance test)

• Have no previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes (other than gestational diabetes)
• Do not have end-stage renal disease (ESRD)