Diabetes Prevention Program
The DPP designed by the Indiana University School of Medicine, to aid in the prevention of diabetes to pre-screened individuals who are considered pre-diabetic. The program is lead by certified DPP instructors and meets for 16-weeks in a group setting where personal lifestyle goals are set for each individual.
The two major goals of the DPP lifestyle intervention are:
- Reduce and maintain individual weight loss by 5% - 7% percent through basic nutrition education
- To increase physical activity to 150 minutes per week
Program Contact Information
- YMCA of Greater Indianapolis - Brochure
- YMCA of Monroe County - Brochure
- YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne - Brochure - Flyer
- YMCA of the USA
- Indiana Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Diabetes Translation Center
Media Information
- Video Conference: Diabetes Prevention: Research to Reality (CDC DDT Conference April 2010)
- Press Release: UnitedHealth Group & YMCA of the USA Collaboration
Additional Research Articles and Resources
- The American Journal of Preventative Medicine Article - Translating the DPP into the Community - The DEPLOY Pilot Study with the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, 2008
- CDC - Releases Statement on DPP Program, 2007
- NIDDK - Article on Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) - A major clinical trial aimed at discovering whether either diet and exercise or the oral diabetes drug Metformin (Glucophage) could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).
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