Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Brings National Diabetes Prevention Program to Livingston County
June 3, 2018For Immediate Release
Contact:
Laura Blodgett
734-712-4536
Laura.Blodgett@stjoeshealth.org
June 4, 2018
HOWELL and HAMBURG, Mich. – (June 4, 2018) – Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is bringing the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) to Livingston County. The year-long NDPP will meet at two locations:
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. beginning June 20, 2018. A preview session is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 from 10 to 11 a.m. The program will be held at the First United Methodist in Howell, located at 1230 Bower Street, Room 10. Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. beginning June 20, 2018. A preview session is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 from 2 to 3
p.m. The program will be held at the Hamburg Senior Center, 10407 Merrill Road in Hamburg.
NDPP helps those at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating right, increasing physical activity and losing a modest amount of weight. In a classroom setting, a trained lifestyle coach facilitates a small group of participants in learning about behavior changes over 16 one-hour sessions. Topics include healthier eating, getting started with physical activity, overcoming stress, staying motivated, and more. The group helps to motivate and encourage each other. After the initial 16 core sessions, participants meet monthly for additional support to help maintain their progress.
To qualify for NDPP, a person must be overweight and at high risk for developing diabetes, or overweight and have been diagnosed by a physician as someone with prediabetes.
One out of three adults lives with prediabetes, most of which are unaware of their condition. In Michigan, that is about 2.6 million adults. Livingston County has a total population of 187,316 individuals with a diabetes rate of 9.0%. However, type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with a healthy lifestyle, as evidenced through the NDPP.
To participate in the NDPP, a person must be overweight and have prediabetes or be at high risk. Prediabetes is determined by one of the following blood test results:
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Fasting plasma glucose between 100-125 mg/d
- A1c between 5.7% and 6.4%
- 2-hour plasma glucose between 140 to 199 mg/dl
In addition, a combination of risk factors such as family history, being overweight or obese, gestational diabetes and inactivity may also put a person at risk and therefore make them eligible for the NDPP.
To register for NDPP or learn more about the program, please call Leigh Vogelsong at 517-545-5245 or visit www.stjoeshealth.org/Livingston and select classes and events.
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About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne,
Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,553 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 15,300 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $2 billion and returns about $120 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.
SJMHS is a member of Trinity Health, a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Mich. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 131,000 colleagues, has annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of about $24.6 billion. Additionally, the organization returns almost $1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.stjoeshealth.org.