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This 6-week course runs April 3 - May 8, 2025.

WHAT IS THE PREVENT T2 PROGRAM AND WHY PARTICIPATE?

It is a proven program that has been shown to prevent or delay type 2
diabetes in high-risk patients.

The curriculum emphasizes self-monitoring, self-efficacy, and problem-solving; provides for coach feedback; includes participant materials to support program goals; and calls for participant weigh-ins to track progress.

HOW DOES IT WORK & WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

PreventT2 empowers patients with prediabetes and those at risk for type 2 diabetes to take charge of their health and well-being.

To participate, patients must:

Be at least 18 years old;
Be overweight (BMI ? 24; ? 22 if Asian)
Have no previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Have established risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes
Have been diagnosed with prediabetes within the past year or previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes.

The program teaches self-management techniques which encourage participants to:

*Find better ways of dealing with pain, fatigue, difficult emotions, anxiety and stress
*Discover easy exercise to help improve or maintain strength and energy
*Improve nutrition
*Learn the appropriate use of medications
*Talk effectively with family, friends and health professionals to make informed decisions
*Feel better about life

Presented by: JOANNA KEYES, PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST
860-489-0436 X306
JKEYES@TAHD.ORG