You can reduce your diabetes risk and gain tools for healthy living through the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program.  YDPP is part of the CDC‐led National Diabetes Prevention Program.

If you are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, The YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program can help you adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles that will help you reduce your chances of developing diabetes. The program is based on research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which showed that by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a small amount of weight, a person with prediabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58%.

About the program

In a classroom setting, a trained lifestyle coach will help you change your lifestyle by learning about healthy eating, physical activity and other behavior changes over the course of 16 one-hour sessions.  After the initial 16 core sessions, you will meet monthly for added support to help maintain your progress.  Topics covered include healthy eating, getting started with physical activity, overcoming stress, staying motivated, and more.

PROGRAM GOALS:
• Reduce body weight by 7%
• Increase physical activity to 150 minutes per week

SELF-PAY PARTICIPANT RATES:

• YMCA Members: $ 160.00 
• Non-members: $ 225.00 (including 3 month trial Y membership)

For more information about the program or to see if you qualify please contact:  Knikki Blanc, YDPP Regional Coordinator @ 732-516-9200 ext.1112

United Healthcare members should check with their employer for program availability, or contact the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance to confirm eligibility at 1 800 237 4942.