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"To me, this class causes what I'll call “therapeutic weight

loss”. In one word, this class in Invaluable. What a positive

Lifestyle Change inuence for me. Thank you.

“This is A GOD SENT PROGRAM” “Very Informative and Helpful Program”, participant who lost 8 pounds in 4 months and REVERSED prediabetes, no longer prediabetic. “Thank you for being a safe outlet to help me meet my health goals”, a participant who lost 10 pounds in 3 months Participant REVERSED her Prediabetes (blood sugar level is in normal range). “Great Class! Great Results achieved because of great leadership”, participant who LOST 20 pounds in 5 months and maintained it even after 18 months of completion of the program).

We stay in touch with our lovely participants long after the classes are over and keep reminding them to take care of themselves

for a lifetime.

For More Information Contact Inuka Midha PhD MPH MCHES

Certied Lifestyle Coach/Diabetes Educator mmcprediabetes@gmail.com

(404) 2004676 (Cell)

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Sample of Curriculum

LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM AT MIDHA MEDICAL CLINIC

CDC estimates that 1 in 3 adults (more than 79 MILLION Americans age 20 years and older) have Prediabetes and most (about 90 percent) don't know they have it. Without interventions, 15-30 percent of these men and women will develop Type 2 Diabetes within 5 years. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also estimates that by the year 2050, 1 in 3 people could have DIABETES.The National Diabetes Prevention Program brings communities an effective lifestyle change program proven to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent.

At Midha Medical Clinic, our Diabetes Prevention Program has received CDC's Preliminary Recognition. This designation is reserved for those programs that are effectively delivering a quality, evidence based program. “As the Director of Division of Diabetes Translation, it is immensely gratifying to see the science of diabetes prevention being implemented to improve the public's health. You should be extremely proud of this accomplishment. It is programs like yours that are turning the tide in the ght against the epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Than you for all that you are doing and for you commitment to reducing the preventable burden of diabetes in the U.S.” - Ann Albright, PhD, RDN, Director, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

In order to qualify for the program, the participant must

be

At least 18 years of age

Be Overweight (BMI ≥ 25/ BMI ≥ 23 for Asians)

Have established risk factors for developing type 2

diabetes

Be diagnosed with prediabetes within the past

year or previously diagnosed with gestational

diabetes mellitus (GDM) while pregnant.

Prediabetes Fact: Older Adults (> 60 years age) with

prediabetes can reduce their risk of getting diabetes upto

71 percent by participating in this program and

achieving 5 to 7 percent weight loss.

Participants at high risk for type 2 diabetes meet in groups

with our trained and Certied Lifestyle Coach for 16

weeks and 6 monthly follow up sessions to learn ways to

incorporate healthy eating and moderate physical activity

as well as problem solving, stress reduction and coping

skills into their daily lives.

Participants work with the Lifestyle Coach and the group

members to identify and overcome barriers to making

sustainable lifestyle changes.

The program empowers participants to take charge of

their health and well being.

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS OF THE LIFESTYLE CHANGE PROGRAM

An NIH (National Institute of Health) led CDC supported 1research study showed that weight loss of 5-7 percent of

body weight achieved by lowering fat intake and increasing physical activity to at least 150 minutes per week reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 58 percent in people at high risk for the disease.1Knowler WC, Barrett-Connor E, Fowler SE, et al. Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. New England Journal of Meicine, 2002, 346 (6), 393.

EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS

Our Previous Participants Lost 23, 20, 12, 10 Pounds In 16 To 30 Weeks, Imrpoved Their Overall Health And Some Of Them Dropped Their A1c Number Back To Normal Again ( No Longer Prediabetic After Participating In This Program).