National Diabetes Prevention Program

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) but have not yet developed diabetes.

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.

Get Started

To get yourself or someone else started with this free program, use our online form at FindHelp.org to provide us some basic information.

Referral Form

Look for the green Apply button on the referral form.

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.