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:
- Lose weight through healthy eating
- Increase physical activity
- 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
Meade Douglass, ASL Diabetes Lifestyle Coach, meade@AccessiblePharmacy.com
(VP available upon request)
Email Us: info@AccessiblePharmacy.com