Have You Ever Been Told By Your Physician That You:
- Are At Risk for Getting Diabetes?
- Have Pre-Diabetes?
- Have Borderline Diabetes?
- Have High Blood Sugar or Glucose?
- Had Gestational Diabetes?
If so, you may be at risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Fortunately, there is something you can do about it.
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) is a FREE year-long program designed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to help patients make sustainable lifestyle changes to prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes. Medicare is now reimbursing for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) and Chester County Hospital is an approved Medicare provider for these services. The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) is a year-long program (24 sessions) designed to help patients make sustainable lifestyle changes to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes. Eligible participants will either have a diagnosis of prediabetes or be at risk for prediabetes.
You May Be Eligible If You Are:
- Enrolled in Medicare Part B
- Have a BMI of > 25 kg/m2 (> 23 if Asian)
- Diagnosed with prediabetes based on one or more of the following blood tests:
- Fasting blood glucose (range 110-125 mg/dL)
- HbA1c (range 5.7-6.4)
- 2 hour post-meal glucose (range 140-199 mg/dL)
- No previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Do not have end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
This program will offer eligible patients classes over the course of one year with the goal to prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes with important lifestyle changes.
Next Session: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Date + Time:
Tuesdays, beginning March 19, 2024; 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Location:
Diabetes Classroom
606 East Marshall Street, Suite 104
West Chester, PA 19380
(Across the street from Chester County Hospital)
Fee: This service will be billed to Medicare with no out-of-pocket cost to you.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE MEDICARE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM:
To Register, Ask Questions or Request Additional Information, Call The Outpatient Nutrition and Diabetes Department at 610-738-2835 or email Diabetes@uphs.upenn.edu.