DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
Lifestyle Medicine Options, Diabetes Prevention Program (LMO DPP) has been awarded by CDC with Pending Recognition – according to the criteria contained in the CDC DPRP Standards and Operating Procedures. In case you are interested in participating in the LMO DPP please check the information here below.
To register for the program call 503-442-0226. For questions about the program, email to info@lifestylemedicineoptions.com .
PROGRAM INFORMATION
You will get a full year of support and learn how to eat healthy, add physical activity to your routine, manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can get in the way of your goals. This program is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Participants who lost 5-7% of their body weight and added 150 minutes of exercise per week cut their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 58% (71% for people over 60 years old).
Over eighty-four million Americans now have prediabetes – that is 1 out of 3 adults! Of those 84 million, 9 out of 10 of them don’t even know they have it. Without taking action, many people with prediabetes could develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years.
What are Prediabetes and Diabetes? Having prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal—but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Prediabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes. Prediabetes can often be reversed.
With type 2 diabetes, your body cannot properly use insulin (a hormone that helps glucose get into the cells of the body). You can get type 2 diabetes at any age, but you are at higher risk if you are older, overweight, have a family history of diabetes, are not physically active, or are a woman who had gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that some women get when they are pregnant. Even if a woman’s blood sugar levels go down after her baby is born, she is at higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes later in life. With type 1 diabetes, your body cannot make insulin, so you need to take insulin every day. Type 1 diabetes is less common than type 2 diabetes; about 5% of the people who have diabetes have type 1. Currently, no one knows how to prevent type 1 diabetes.
If you want to learn more about the basics of diabetes and prediabetes, you can visit CDC’s Diabetes website: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fdiabetes%2Fhome%2Findex.html
Please note:
We do not provide primary care. You are encouraged to have a Primary Care Provider (PCP) for routine care (such as annual physicals) as well as for acute illness/injury. In addition, please keep your PCP informed of any changes to your lifestyle habits, health status, or medication regimen.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Session + Topic
1 -- Introduction to the Program
2 -- Get Active to Prevent T2
3 -- Track Your Activity
4 -- Eat Well to Prevent T2
5 -- Track Your Food
6 -- Get More Active
7 -- Burn More Calories Than You Take In
8 -- Shop and Cook to Prevent T2
9 -- Manage Stress
10 -- Find Time for Fitness
11 -- Cope with Triggers
12 -- Keep Your Heart Healthy
13 -- Take Charge of Your Thoughts
14 -- Get Support
15 -- Eat Well Away from Home
16 -- Stay Motivated to Prevent T2
17 --When Weight Loss Stalls
18 -- More About Carbs/Take a Fitness Break
19 -- Have Healthy Foods You Enjoy
20 -- Get Enough Sleep
21 -- Get Back on Track
22 -- Stay Active to Prevent T2
23 -- Stay Active Away from Home
24 -- Prevent T2 for Life!
Sessions are held at the address below:
Lifestyle Medicine Options
9498 SW Barbur Blvd. Ste 210, Portland OR 97219
More information on the program is available at: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.htm