Tidelands Health Diabetes Prevention Program

DPP is a structured program with a trained lifestyle coach, CDC-approved curriculum, and group support that over the course of a year helps participants reduce their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Research has shown that participants in this program who lost 5-7 percent of their body weight and added 150 minutes of exercise each week reduced their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. In addition, this program can also help you lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke, reverse a prediabetes diagnosis, and more.

Diabetes Prevention Program, or DPP, is a one-year program that meets weekly for an hour for the first six months and then monthly for the second six months. At each session, participants weigh in with a lifestyle coach.

In the first six months (16 weekly sessions and 3 biweekly sessions), participants will learn how to:

• Eat a healthier, more balanced diet
• Add physical activity to your schedule
• Deal with stress and cope with challenges
• Successfully eat out
• Get back on your plan when you stray

In the second six months, our DPP groups meet monthly for one hour to build on the skills learned in the previous six months and address challenges and solutions as a group. During this time, your DPP coach will work with the group to talk about key concepts

• Setting goals
• Tracking food and physical activity
• Staying motivated
• Overcoming barriers

Qualification:

• 18yrs or older
• Be overweight (BMI 25 or higher) (23 or higher if Asian American)
• Not be Pregnant
• No previous Diagnosis of Type 1 or 2 Diabetes