LIFESTYLE COACH
FREE FOR A YEAR
ARE YOU READY?
Have a Lifestyle Coach provide you with in-person sessions in a community setting. As a Mississippi adult you can participate in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and if you are a Medicare Part B recipient, you may be eligible to enroll in the Medicare DPP benefit for a Lifestyle Coach to help you diet, exercise, reduce stress, lose weight, and other healthy lifestyle changes.
Take the first step and sign up for the National DPP or Medicare DPP by including your Medicare number to check your eligibility to participate in the Medicare DPP benefit.
LIFESTYLE COACH
FREE FOR A YEAR
ARE YOU READY?
Have a Lifestyle Coach provide you with in-person sessions in a community setting. As a Mississippi adult you can participate in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and if you are a Medicare Part B recipient, you may be eligible to enroll in the Medicare DPP benefit for a Lifestyle Coach to help you diet, exercise, reduce stress, lose weight, and other healthy lifestyle changes.
Take the first step and sign up for the National DPP or Medicare DPP by including your Medicare number to check your eligibility to participate in the Medicare DPP benefit.
Your Lifestyle Coach will help you feel good, look better, and live longer.
In-Person
Attend local sessions in your community. Enjoy the in-person company and support of your friends and others who are in the program. A Lifestyle Coach is available in your zip code to help you enroll and support your healthy life pathway to feeling good, looking better, and living longer.
Benefits of the Program
Shop, Eat, and Cook Healthy
Stay Physically Active
Get Quality Sleep
Reduce and Manage Stress
Track Your Weight, Activity, and Food Intake
Lose Weight and Keep It Off
Are You Ready to Get Started?
CHECK MY ELIGIBILITY
To get started, please forward your information in the form below if you have been diagnosed with prediabetes to participate in the National DPP. If you are a Medicare Part B recipient, we can simply check your eligibility name and Medicare number in the Medicare Part B database to see if you can participate in the Medicare DPP. Please fill out the form with your name as it appears on your Medicare Health Insurance card along with your Medicare Number.
Medicare requires that participants have a paper copy of their lab results in the ranges below.
The blood test must have been taken within the last year:
Hemoglobin A1C 5.7%-6.4%
Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) 110-125 mg/dL
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) 140-199 mg/DL
Schedule an appointment with your Lifestyle Coach for a blood test if you have not had results in the last year.
I NEED MORE INFORMATION
If you want more information, click on the button below to receive a brochure that explains the Medicare DPP benefit for the help of a Lifestyle Coach at no cost to you.
I NEED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE
If you need to talk with a Lifestyle Coach to make sure the Medicare DPP is right for you, click on the HELP button below.
Once Enrolled, You Will Have Access to:
Regular health and well-being coaching.
Access to a personal Lifestyle Coach.
Support of a community.
Dr. Sheila Spann and Phil Trotter on the Kim Wade Show
Linda Harris has experienced life-changing benefits through her participation in the Diabetes Prevention Program.
Listen to her testimonial on the Kim Wade Show!
Modest Changes Can Make the Difference
Making modest changes to your diet and physical activity level can have a significant impact on the way you feel and look. Losing just 5 to 7% of your body weight has been proven to decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 71%1.