YMCA DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM

YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL

The YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program helps people at high risk begin and maintain healthy lifestyles and reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes.

Our program is based on the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which showed that by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a small amount of weight, a person with pre-diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58%.

In a classroom setting, a trained lifestyle coach will help you change your lifestyle by learning about healthy eating, physical activity and other behavior changes over the course of 16 one-hour sessions. Topics covered include nutrition, getting started with physical activity, overcoming stress, staying motivated, and more. After the initial 16 core sessions, you will meet monthly for up to a year for added support to help them maintain their progress.

Watch how you can prevent diabetes on KET and on the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention! Read Dr. Fineman's testimony of the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program here.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Reduce body weight by 7%
• Gradually increase physical activity to at least 150 minutes per week

CAN I PARTICIPATE?

To qualify for the program, individuals must be overweight and at high risk for developing diabetes or overweight and have been diagnosed by a physician as someone with pre-diabetes.

AM I AT RISK?

Your doctor can tell you if you are at risk. He can determine this through a blood test with one of the following results:

• Fasting plasma glucose: 100-125 mg/dL
• HbA1c: 5.7%-6.4%

A combination of risk factors such as family history, overweight, gestational diabetes, elevated cholesterol, etc., may also put you at high risk.

PROGRAM COST

• Y Facility Members: $50
• Program Members: $100

We offer financial assistance for those who need it through the Y's Annual Giving Campaign.

PROGRAM HISTORY & RESEARCH

Download the study here!

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?

Contact Erin Brown, YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator, at 314.1613 or at preventdiabetes@ymcalouisville.org to check on upcoming classes. Or stop by any of Y's and pick up one of our YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program brochures.

United Health Care members should check with their employer for program availability, or contact the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance to confirm eligibility at 1.800.237.4942.