Diabetes Prevention Program

FREE Classes start March 20, 2018 

GemCare Wellness is recognized by the CDC as a “Diabetes Prevention Program”. This FREE program is led by Registered Dietitians that emphasize the need to make lasting lifestyle changes through a supportive, classroom setting. It is held over the course of one year and is designed to help reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. 

Click here to take the risk quiz to see if you qualify!
 

1. RECOGNITION: The GemCare Wellness Diabetes Prevention Program is recognized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
2. HEALTH COACHING: Registered Dietitians implement the program and provide continuous guidance and encouragement throughout the program.
3. GOALS: This program helps participants learn the skills needed to make lasting lifestyle changes such as losing a modest amount of weight, being more physically active and managing stress. 

• The GemCare program is based on research(pdf) led by the National Institutes of Health
• The program helped people with prediabetes lose 5% to 7% of their body weight by making modest changes and reduced their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58%
• People who completed a diabetes prevention program were 1/3 less likely to develop type 2 diabetes in the future 

• 18 years or older with BMI> or = 24 kg/m^2
• No previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
• Been diagnosed with prediabetes