Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

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Accessible Pharmacy Services Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

Join our Diabetes Lifestyle Coaches on a journey to a healthier you! The Diabetes Prevention Program is a year-long, virtual, lifestyle change program, fully covered by insurance, for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 

This program is also provided in American Sign Language!

All sessions are online

Who Can Join? If you are 18+ and identify with any of the following:

  • Being overweight
  • Age 45+
  • Having a parent or sibling with type 2 diabetes
  • Being physically active less than 3 times per week
  • History of giving birth to a baby that weighed more than 9 pounds
  • History of having diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes)
  • African American, Hispanic/Latino American, Pacific Islander, or Asian American

Goals:

  1. Lose weight through healthy eating
  2. Increase physical activity
  3. Learn to identify and address barriers to healthy eating and physical activity

Duration:

  • 22 virtual sessions spread out over the course of 1 year

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has proven success:

  • Participants lowered their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58%.
  • Participants ages 60+ lowered their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 71%.

How to Register:

Lynn Heitz, Blind Diabetes Lifestyle Coach: 215-208-7582

Mary Ann Grignon, Blind Diabetes Lifestyle Coach: 570-807-1276

Email Us: info@AccessiblePharmacy.com