Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program 
MDPP

The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program is a Case Management Program built around behavioral changes program to help you prevent type 2 diabetes.

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The program has 16 sessions. You'll do one session per week within a 6-month period. In these sessions, you’ll get:

• A specially trained coach to help keep you motivated

• Training to make realistic, lasting behavior changes around diet and exercise

• Tips for getting more exercise

• Strategies to control your weight

• Support from people with similar goals and challenges (if you choose to participate in-person or through distance learning)

After the first 6 months, you get 6 follow-up sessions (one per month for 6 months) to help you maintain healthy habits.

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Who is eligible:

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You’re at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and all of these conditions apply to you: 

• Within 12 months before attending your first core session, you have either a:

  • Hemoglobin A1c test result between 5.7% and 6.4%

  • Fasting plasma glucose of 110-125mg/dL

  • 2-hour plasma glucose of 140-199 mg/dL (oral glucose tolerant test)

• You have a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more (BMI of 23 or more if you’re Asian).

• You've never been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).