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The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) at acac Fitness & Wellness is an interactive, fee-based group course focused on preventing type 2 diabetes. acac has received recognition from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and utilizes a CDC-approved curriculum designed to give participants the tools they need to live a healthier lifestyle. You do not need to be a member of acac to participate or benefit from this program!
1 out of every 3 adults in America has prediabetes* and 9 out of 10 of them don't even know it**! The answer is, yes, you could be at risk. Take the quiz below to determine your risk score.
DPP is not an exercise class, or a weight loss seminar, but a comprehensive coaching program that empowers participants to stay healthy for life.
CDC research shows that people completing a Diabetes Prevention Program can reduce their risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 58%***!
References:
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report:Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States, 2014. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Awareness of prediabetes–United States, 2005-2010.MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Mar 22;62(11):209-12.
*** Knowler WC, Barrett-Conner E, Fowler SE, et al; Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Reduction in the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. N Engl J Med. 2002;346:393-403.
Videos presented are not acac members, but participants of the CDC Diabetes Prevention Program. Credit CDC here.