Diabetes Prevention Program
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UMMC Medicaid Diabetes Prevention Program
To participate in a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program, you’ll need to meet ALL 4 of these requirements:
- Be 18 years or older.
- Have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher (23 or higher if you are Asian American).
- Not be previously diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
- 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):
- 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. - Be previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).
- Received a high-risk result (score of 5 or higher) on the Prediabetes Risk Test. (External website)