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Adams County Health Center Inc.
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    • SERVICES
      • MEDICAL
      • PHARMACY
      • DENTAL
      • OPTOMETRY
      • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
      • PHYSICAL THERAPY
      • FINANCIAL & INSURANCE
    • COMMUNITY & RESOURCES
    • VACCINES & IMMUNIZATIONS
    • HEALTH AWARENESS & EVENTS
    • TYPE 1 DIABETES TESTING
    • DIABETES PREVENTION CLASS
    • THE TEAM
    • ABOUT US
    • CONTACT US & CAREERS
    • FORMS
    • DONATE
    • COVID-19 NEWS
  • HOME
  • SERVICES
    • MEDICAL
    • PHARMACY
    • DENTAL
    • OPTOMETRY
    • BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
    • PHYSICAL THERAPY
    • FINANCIAL & INSURANCE
  • COMMUNITY & RESOURCES
  • VACCINES & IMMUNIZATIONS
  • HEALTH AWARENESS & EVENTS
  • TYPE 1 DIABETES TESTING
  • DIABETES PREVENTION CLASS
  • THE TEAM
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US & CAREERS
  • FORMS
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DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM

Program Eligability

  1. To participate in a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program, you’ll need to meet ALL 4 of these requirements:
  2. Be 18 years or older.
  3. Have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher (23 or higher if you are Asian American).
  4. Not be previously diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
  5. Not be pregnant


You’ll also need to meet 1 of these requirements (unless you are enrolling in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program, which has different criteria):


  1. Had a blood test result in the prediabetes range within the past year (includes any of these tests and results):
    • Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7–6.4%.
    • Fasting plasma glucose: 110–125 mg/dL.
    • 2-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 g glucose load): 140–199 mg/dL.

2. Be previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).

3. Received a high-risk result (score of 5 or higher) on the Pre-diabetes Risk Test.

Time Commitment

The program runs for 1 year.

  • During the first 6 months of the program, you will meet about once a week.
  • During the second 6 months, you’ll meet once or twice a month.

You may think you learned enough in the first 6 months and can skip the second half of the program. But you’d be cheating yourself!

Making lifestyle changes is an ongoing process. Staying in the program for the full year is essential to help you stick to new habits and avoid slipping back into old habits. And if you have not reached your goals in the first half of the program, your lifestyle coach and other group members can help you succeed.

What you will learn

During the first half of the program, you will learn to:

  • Eat healthy without giving up all the foods you love
  • Add physical activity to your life, even if you don’t think you have time
  • Deal with stress
  • Cope with challenges that can derail your hard work—like how to choose healthy food when eating out
  • Get back on track if you stray from your plan—because everyone slips now and then

In the second half of the program, you will enhance the skills you’ve learned so you can maintain the changes you’ve made. These sessions will review key ideas such as tracking your food and physical activity, setting goals, staying motivated, and overcoming barriers. The lifestyle coach and small group will continue to support you. You may learn some new information, too. Below is the Topics that will be talked about in class!

DPP Topics (pdf)Download

Adams County Health Center Inc.

Adams County Health Center Inc. P.O. BOX 428 or 205 N Berkley St, Council, ID 83612 US

Phone: (208) 253-4242 Fax: (208) 253-6849

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