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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