Marshfield Clinic offers free diabetes prevention education

Metro Wire Staff

Marshfield Clinic Health System is now offering the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) free through online meetings.

This year-long program meets for one hour once a week for the first four months, twice a month for two months, then once a month for the rest of the year. In order to participate, attendees must have prediabetes or be at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, have a computer with internet access, a quiet, private place to attend each session, and be willing to commit to the year-long program.

The PreventT2 Lifestyle Change Program can help you make achievable and realistic lifestyle changes and cut your risk of Type 2 diabetes by more than half.

To find out if you are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and eligible for the program, take the Could You Have Prediabetes Risk Test quiz. If you score a 5 or higher, you may enroll in the DPP year-long lifestyle change program.

An information session will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. The program will start on October 21 and will meet on Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. after this. It will be offered free to eligible people with a limit of eight people. To learn how you can join this program, email [email protected].

To learn more about this program, view these videos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyAxnhLqzDw&feature=youtu.be or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60W_8m_LTMI&feature=youtu.be.