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Join our program as part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program led by CDC to prevent type 2 diabetes. Learn how small lifestyle changes can make a big impact. Find out your risk and recommend our program to your patients. Don't wait, act now!

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  1. Title slide • Include name of program and logo here • Reference program as part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program led by CDC

  2. A Silent Precursor • 1 in 10 have diabetes • By 2025, 1 in 5 couldhave diabetes if no change is made • 79 million have prediabetes • Only 11 percent of them know it • Can lead to type 2 diabetes within 3 years if no action is taken

  3. Prevention is Key • People with prediabetes: • 5 to 15 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes • Higher risk for heart disease and stroke • Health care expenses are 2.3 times higher for people with diabetes

  4. Small Changes Have Big Impact • Participating in a structured lifestyle change intervention makes a difference • Losing 5-7 percent of body weight reduced risk of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent • [Your program name] can help your patients

  5. How Can You Help Your Patients? • Talk to your patients • Administer the risk assessment quiz • Test your patients • Recommend [your program name] The risk assessment quiz can be found at www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention

  6. Talk to Your Patients… About their risk: • 45 years of age or older • Overweight • Exercise < three times per week • Family history of type 2 diabetes • History of gestational diabetes

  7. Assess Patients’ Risk for Prediabetes www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention Administer CDC’s prediabetes risk assessment quiz at

  8. Test Your Patients • HbA1c test (5.7 to 6.4) • Fasting blood glucose test (100-125 mg/dL) • 2-hour oral glucose test (140-199 mg/dL) Assess your patient’s risk at www.cdc.gov/[Your program name]

  9. Recommend Patients to [Your program name] Recommending patients is easy: Simply use the recommendation form available at [insert location]

  10. About [Your program name] • 16 weekly group sessions • 6 monthly follow-up sessions • Trained lifestyle coaches • Learn healthy lifestyle skills • Offered in community locations • Adherence to CDC quality standards

  11. New Medical Billing Code: 2014 Current ICD-9 code 720.29 is associated with prediabetes; ICD-10 code will be R73.09 following conversion in October 2014.

  12. Talk to Your Patients About [Your program name] Share program specifics with them: • Group sessions • Trained lifestyle coach • Offered at community locations • Reimbursement offered by some private insurers

  13. Track Patient Progress • Schedule a 16-week follow-up appointment • Ask patients about their participation in [Your program name] and what they learned

  14. [Your program name] in Your Community • [Insert location 1] • [Insert location 2] • [Insert location 3] “I’m so excited because I went to the doctor last week and all of my numbers were down, and I officially no longer have prediabetes.” - Vivien

  15. Questions?

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