Three
diabetes
prevention
workshops
in
January
in
Detroit
Classes
include
Cooking
Matters:
Learn to
prepare
food on
a budget
Detroit,
MICH. –
(December
20,
2017) –
Prediabetes
is a
serious
health
condition
that
affects
2.6
million
Michiganders
(more
than 1
in 3)
and
often
leads to
type 2
diabetes.
Prediabetes
is also
an
urgent
health
problem
in the
African
American
community,
where
rates of
diabetes
are
higher
than the
general
population.
The
Diabetes
Prevention
Program
(DPP)
can
reduce
the
risk,
delay
the
onset or
even
prevent
diabetes.
The
Diabetes
Prevention
Center,
a
division
of the
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
(NKFM),
will
offer
the DPP
next
month at
three
locations
in
Detroit:
Samaritan
Center
5555
Conner
St.,
Detroit,
MI 48213
Information
session:
Thursday,
January
11,
2018,
10:30-11:30
a.m.
First
class:
Thursday,
January
25,
2018,
10:30-11:30
a.m.
St.
Patrick
Senior
Center
58
Parsons
St.,
Detroit,
MI 48201
Information
session:
Tuesday,
January
9, 2018,
10:30-11:30
a.m.
First
class:
Tuesday,
January
23,
2018,
10:30-11:30
a.m.
Tabernacle
Missionary
Baptist
Church
2080 W.
Grand
Blvd.,
Detroit,
MI 48208
Information
session:
Tuesday,
January
9, 2018,
5:30-6:30
p.m.
First
class:
Tuesday,
January
23,
2018,
5:30-6:30
p.m.
NKFM
has
partnered
with the
Gleaners
Food
Bank to
include
“Cooking
Matters”
as part
of the
workshops.
Cooking
Matters
is an
evidence-based
nutrition
education
program
on how
to
prepare
healthy,
tasty
meals on
a
limited
budget.
Participants
will
receive
groceries
at
specific
classes
so they
can
practice
their
new
skills
at home.
The
workshops
are also
part of
a study
being
administered
by Wayne
State
University.
Although
study
participation
is
encouraged,
it is
not a
requirement.
The
Diabetes
Prevention
Program
is a
yearlong
program
designed
for
people
with
prediabetes
or at
high
risk for
developing
type 2
diabetes,
with the
goal
that
participants
will
adopt
and
maintain
a
healthy
lifestyle.
Payment
for the
workshop
is
covered
by
various
funders.
Scholarships
are
available
for
eligible
participants.
Details
will be
available
at the
information
sessions.
Diabetes
Prevention
Program
workshops
are led
by
trained
lifestyle
coaches.
Participants
learn
how to
eat
healthy,
add
physical
activity
to their
routine,
manage
stress,
stay
motivated,
and
solve
problems
that can
get in
the way
of
healthy
changes.
The
program’s
group
setting
provides
a
supportive
environment
with
people
who are
facing
similar
challenges
and
trying
to make
the same
changes.
Together
participants
celebrate
their
successes
and find
ways to
overcome
obstacles.
“I
took the
course
because
my
family
has a
history
of
diabetes,”
states
Keithia,
who
finished
a
program
at St.
Patrick’s
in
December
2016.
“The
skills
we
learned
are life
skills.
If
something
happens,
you have
the
skills
to get
back on
track.
Our
coach
was
awesome
and
customized
content
for us.
Our team
supported
each
other.
Everybody
met or
came
close to
their
goals.”
Keithia
has
maintained
her
weight
loss,
reduced
her
cholesterol
to
normal
and has
not
developed
type 2
diabetes.
These
are the
first
DPP
workshops
to start
since
the NKFM
received
its
fourth
certification
of
full-recognition
by the
CDC’s
Diabetes
Prevention
Research
Program.
To
find out
if you
may have
prediabetes
or if
you are
at risk
for it,
you can:
• ask
your
doctor
to tell
you if
you are
at risk
for
diabetes;
•
find out
your
risk via
the risk
test at
www.nkfm.org/dpp;
or •
find out
about
your
risk by
calling
the
Diabetes
Prevention
Center
at
800-482-1455.
The risk
test
will
also be
provided
at the
information
sessions.
To
register
or for
more
information,
visit
www.nkfm.org/dpp
or call
800-482-1455.
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About
the
Diabetes
Prevention
Center:
The
Diabetes
Prevention
Center,
a
division
of the
National
Kidney
Foundation
of
Michigan
(NKFM),
offers
the
Diabetes
Prevention
Program
(DPP)
throughout
Michigan
to
prevent
type 2
diabetes
and
reduce
the risk
of
chronic
kidney
disease.
The
NKFM’s
DPP,
which
was the
first in
Michigan
to
receive
full
recognition
from the
CDC’s
Diabetes
Prevention
Recognition
Program,
has
received
its
fourth
consecutive
certification
of full
recognition.
The NKFM
has also
been
recognized
for its
success
in sound
fiscal
management
by
receiving
a 4-star
rating,
10 years
in a row
from
Charity
Navigator,
the
nation’s
largest
and
most-utilized
evaluator
of
charities.
nkfm.org
More
info on
Prediabetes:
People
with
prediabetes
—
higher-than-normal
blood
glucose
(sugar)
levels,
but not
high
enough
yet to
be
diagnosed
with
type 2
diabetes
— are 5
to 15
times
more
likely
to
develop
type 2
diabetes
than
those
with
normal
blood
glucose
levels.
In fact,
many
people
with
prediabetes
may be
diagnosed
with
type 2
diabetes
within 5
years.
People
are more
likely
to have
prediabetes
if they:
• Are 45
years of
age or
older;
• Are
overweight;
• Have a
family
history
of type
2
diabetes;
• Are
physically
active
fewer
than
three
times
per
week; or
• Have
been
diagnosed
with
gestational
diabetes
during
pregnancy
or gave
birth to
a baby
weighing
more
than 9
pounds.
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