Health and Fitness : VGH to offer Diabetes Prevention Program Classes in February

Virginia Gay Hospital Diabetes Prevention Program will be offering new classes beginning in February. Visit with your Primary Care Physician or call Sara Wattnem, Clinical Dietitian and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at 319-472-6254 for more information.

1 in 3 American Adults has prediabetes, do you? HELPFUL LIFESTYLE TIPS

The best way to reverse prediabetes is by joining the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program. You can also start making healthy changes now with tips from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prediabetes is when someone's blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be Type 2 Diabetes. Prediabetes can become type 2 diabetes if not treated.

84% of Americans who have prediabetes don't know they have it. There are usually no symptoms other than slightly higher blood sugars.

Join the Lifestyle Change Program If your blood test confirms you have prediabetes, or are at high risk, join the yearlong CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program to learn how to make lasting lifestyle changes to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes:

* Work with a trained lifestyle coach, who will help you take small, manageable steps that fit in your schedule and in your life.

* Discover how to eat healthy and add more physical activity into your day

. * Find out how to manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can slow your progress.

* Talk to your doctor today to see if you qualify for the diabetes prevention program.

Or, for more information on the program call VGH's Dietitian Sara Wattnem RD, LD, CSOWM, at 319-472-6224, for more information

Take the Prediabetes risk test today at: www.doihaveprediabetes.org