National Diabetes Prevention Program - Mississippi State Department of Health

National Diabetes Prevention Program

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If you have pre-diabetes, simple lifestyle changes can greatly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Enrolling in National Diabetes Prevention classes can help you meet your health goals and avoid diabetes.

Who it's for: The National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an evidence-based lifestyle modification program for adults 18 and older who have prediabetes (high blood sugar).

Classes: The program consists of weekly one-hour class sessions over 16 weeks, led by a CDC-certified lifestyle coach. Following the 16 weeks of classes there are monthly maintenance sessions far a total program time of one year.

Classes cover physical activity, coping mechanisms, healthy eating and stress management.

Eligibility

You are eligible if:

You are at least 18 years old
and are overweight (your Body Mass Index (BMI) is at least 24, or 22 if your ethnicity is Asian)
and you have not been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
and you are at risk for type 2 diabetes (see below).

You are at risk if:

you have a history of gestational diabetes during pregnancy
or a recent blood test showing glucose in the pre-diabetes range:
- a fasting glucose level of 100–125
- or an A1C test result of 5.7–6.4%,
- or an oral glucose tolerance test result of 140-199.
or your pre-diabetes risk test had a score of 5 or higher (high risk). You can take this risk test online right now — it takes only a minute, and asks just a few basic health questions.

Check your risk now
If your result is "high risk" (5 or higher), return to this page and continue with your application form.

Note: You'll be asked to enter blood test result(s) in the registration form below if you know them.

Register

Please fill in all items.

Contact Information

First name: Last name: Date of birth: Street address: City: County of residence: Zip code: E-mail address: Phone: Your sex:

I am a female
I am a male

Medical Information

Please fill in at least one of the items below to show that you are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Have you ever had diabetes while pregnant (gestational diabetes)?

Yes, I have had diabetes while pregnant
No, I have not had diabetes while pregnant

Please enter at least one of the test results below.

Fasting blood glucose level: A1C (HbA1c) level: Glucose tolerance result:

Pre-diabetes risk test:

I scored 5 or higher (high risk) on my pre-diabetes risk test.
I scored 4 or lower (low risk).
I didn't take the pre-diabetes test.

Attendance

How would you like to attend weekly sessions?

Online
In person

Links referenced on this page

Check your risk now https://doihaveprediabetes.org/take-the-risk-test

https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/scripts/submitForm.cfm

Find this page at https://msdh.ms.gov/page/43,0,296,1059.html

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Links referenced on this page
Check your risk now		https://doihaveprediabetes.org/take-the-risk-test
		https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/scripts/submitForm.cfm