FIVE STEPS TO HELP YOUR PATIENTS PREVENT DIABETES
CREATE AWARENESS
IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH PREDIABETES
EDUCATE AT RISK PATIENTS
REFER PATIENTS TO AN EVIDENCE BASED DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
FOLLOW UP ON WEIGHT LOSS GOALS
NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
ELEGIBILITY CRITERIA
Requirements
AGE + BMI
Must be 18 years of age or older and have a body mass index (BMI) of ≥24 kg/m2 (≥22 kg/m2, if Asian).
RECENT BLOOD TEST
A recent (within the past year) blood test (may be self-reported) or claim code indicating prediabetes, or a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to one of the following specifications:
- Fasting glucose of 100 to 125 mg/dl
- Plasma glucose measured 2 hours after a 75 gm glucose load of 140 to 199 mg/dl
- A1c of 5.7 to 6.4
- Fasting glucose of 100 to 125 mg/dl
GDM DIAGNOSIS
Clinically diagnosed GDM during a previous pregnancy (may be self-reported).
POSITIVE DIABETES SCREENING
Screened positive for prediabetes based on the CDC Prediabetes Screening Test or the American Diabetes Association Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test or on a claims-based risk test.
At Risk Patients:
ARE 45+ YEARS OLD
ARE OVERWIEGHT
HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
ARE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE LESS THAN 3X'S PER WEEK
HAS HAD GESTATIONAL DIABETES or BABY OVER 9LBS
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Incorporate prediabetes screening, testing, and referral into your practice. AMA/CDC Toolkit toScreen,Test, Act,Today to prevent type-2 diabetes.
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