Verde Valley News – One in three American adults have prediabetes, and many do not know it. Prediabetes increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
If you have prediabetes, you can prevent or delay your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by improving food choices and increasing physical activity.
The PreventT2 lifestyle change program, offered by Yavapai County Community Health Services, can help you make lasting changes to prevent type 2 diabetes. You will work in a group with a trained lifestyle coach to learn how to eat healthy, add physical activity to your life, manage stress, stay motivated, and solve problems that can get in the way of healthy changes. PreventT2 is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is proven to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
The program consists of 26 sessions over the course of one year, meeting weekly for the first 6 months and bi-weekly or monthly for the second 6 months.
PreventT2 will be held at the Camp Verde Community Library on Thursdays, 10:00-11:00am beginning October 3rd with an information session on Thursday, September 26th at 10:00 am. There is no cost to register for the program.
To learn more about the program contact Lindsay Plas, Community Health Educator for Yavapai County Community Services, lindsay.plas@yavapaiaz.gov (928)634-6872.
About Camp Verde Community Library:
At Camp Verde Community Library, we connect people of all ages and walks of life to the expanding world of information, ideas, and creative experiences through free and equitable access to library resources. Camp Verde Community Library is located at 130 N Black Bridge Road just off Montezuma Castle Highway in Camp Verde. The library is open Monday-Thursday 8:00a-7:00p and Friday-Saturday 9:00a-5:00p.