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!
- RECOGNITION: The GemCare Wellness Diabetes Prevention Program is recognized by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
- HEALTH COACHING: Registered Dietitians implement the program and provide continuous guidance and encouragement throughout the program.
- 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
Diabetes Prevention Program
Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 3, 2018
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
16 weekly courses: March 20th-July 10th
7 monthly courses: August 7th-February 5th
March 20th |
March 27th |
April 3rd |
April 10th |
April 17th |
April 24th |
May 1st |
May 8th |
May 15th |
May 22nd |
May 29th |
June 5th |
June 12th |
June 19th |
June 26th |
July 10th (no class 4th of July) |
August 7th |
September 4th |
October 2nd |
November 6th |
December 4th |
January 8th |
February 5th |
Location
Barlow Community Center
41 S. Oviatt St.
Hudson, Ohio 44236
Fees/Admission
FREE
Register at http://www.gemcarewellness.com/diabetes-prevention-registration/
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Contact Information
800-294-9176
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