{"id":12124,"date":"2017-03-05T19:57:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firstcoastymca.org\/?page_id=12124"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:31:07","slug":"diabetes-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.curran-connors.com\/FCYMCA\/programs\/healthy-living\/diabetes-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Prevention Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you know that 1 in 3 adult Americans is at high risk for diabetes?<\/h2>\n

That\u2019s 86 million people!<\/h3>\n

The YMCA\u2019s Diabetes Prevention Program<\/strong> is part of the CDC<\/a>-led National Diabetes Prevention Program. This program helps those who have been diagnosed with prediabetes, or believe they may be at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.\u00a0This program is designed to help you adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle changes over the course of one year.<\/p>\n

About the Program<\/h2>\n

The Diabetes Prevention Program is not an exercise or nutrition lecture series. Instead, it is a year-long program broken down into\u00a016 one-hour weekly\u00a0sessions followed by bi-weekly and monthly sessions. Each session is in a classroom setting where a trained lifestyle coach facilitates a small group of participants in learning about healthier eating, physical activity and other behavior changes. After the initial 16 core sessions, participants meet bi-weekly then monthly for added support to help them maintain their progress throughout their first year.<\/p>\n

Program Goals<\/h2>\n
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  • Reduce body weight by 7%<\/li>\n
  • Increase physical activity to 150 minutes per week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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