Benefits of the workshop

• Learn to manage your health in a way that can lower your risk for type 2 diabetes
• Learn how to get and stay motivated
• Support from other participants and a trained lifestyle coach
• Become more involved in your community and with your neighbors

More information about this program’s research and evaluation can be found here.

Who should take the workshop

This class is for people who are motivated to lose weight and live a healthier life. It requires a significant commitment in time but the results could make a major difference in your quality of life.

People with prediabetes and who meet these requirements:

• Be 18 years or older.
• Have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher (23 or higher if Asian American).
• Not be previously diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
• Not be pregnant at the time of enrollment.
• No end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
• Never participated in Medicare DPP previously.

Meet one of these requirements:

1. Received a high-risk result (score of 5 or higher) on the Prediabetes Risk Test.
2. Had a blood test result in the prediabetes range within 12 months of the first session (includes any of these tests and results):
   • Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7–6.4%.
   • Fasting plasma glucose: 100–125 mg/dL.
   • Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 g glucose load): 140–199 mg/dL.
3. Be previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes (allowed for CDC recognition and may be self-reported; not allowed for Medicare DPP participants).