Support for reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes
More than 2 in 5 U.S. adults, about 115 million people, have prediabetes, and 8 in 10 don't know it.
If you have prediabetes or other risk factors, lifestyle changes can help lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Source: CDC
Could this be helpful for me?
Lifestyle support may be helpful if you...
- have been diagnosed with prediabetes
- have an A1C of 5.7%-6.4% or fasting glucose of 100-125 mg/dL
- have a history of gestational diabetes
- have other risk factors, such as a family history of type 2 diabetes, being age 45 or older, or being overweight
- want support building healthy lifestyle habits that fit your life
Not sure if you're at risk? Take the 1-minute prediabetes risk test
A whole-person approach to diabetes prevention
Reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes can involve many parts of everyday life. A whole-person approach can take into account factors such as eating patterns, movement, sleep, stress and recovery, routines, your environment, and healthcare recommendations.
Health coaching can help you identify what feels most useful to work on, work through obstacles, and build realistic habits that support your health and fit your life.
What we might work on together
- Building eating patterns that support your health and feel realistic
- Finding practical ways to fit in more physical activity
- Supporting sleep, stress, and recovery
- Building routines that support weight and blood sugar goals
- Adjusting your environment to make healthy choices easier
- Putting healthcare recommendations into practice
Frequently Asked Questions
Can health coaching help with prediabetes?
Health coaching can support lifestyle changes related to nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, routines, weight management, and other habits that may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Coaching can help you turn recommendations into realistic changes that fit your life.
How does health coaching fit with medical care?
Health coaching is designed to complement, not replace, medical care. I can help you put recommendations into practice and support day-to-day behavior change, while your healthcare team remains responsible for diagnosis, blood testing, medications, treatment, and individualized medical or nutrition care.
What is the National Diabetes Prevention Program?
The National DPP is a year-long lifestyle change program for adults at increased risk for type 2 diabetes. CDC-recognized programs use an approved curriculum, trained lifestyle coaches, and group support to help participants build habits related to eating, physical activity, and weight. Programs may be offered in person or remotely.
Helpful Resources for Diabetes Prevention
CDC
Prediabetes, prevention strategies, and steps to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Prediabetes, prevention strategies, and steps to lower your risk of type 2 diabetes.
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Mayo Clinic
Practical guidance on activity, eating patterns, weight, and diabetes prevention.
Diabetes prevention: 5 tips for taking control
Practical guidance on activity, eating patterns, weight, and diabetes prevention.
Diabetes prevention: 5 tips for taking control
American Diabetes Association
Resources on diabetes prevention, risk reduction, and the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Diabetes Prevention
Resources on diabetes prevention, risk reduction, and the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
Diabetes Prevention
Learn more about diabetes prevention
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