Podcasts about national diabetes prevention program

In this captivating episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, delve into the world of expert insights as Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm engages in a thought-provoking and informative discussion with Lana Kunik, Director of the National PA Center for Diabetes Prevention and Education, a program of the Sight Center of NWPA. Lana shares her journey into diabetes prevention, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle changes and the National Diabetes Prevention Program's 12-month curriculum. She highlights strategies like food tracking, stress management, community support, and the shift to hybrid models post-COVID-19 to address type 2 diabetes, especially in rural communities. If you have any topics or guests you'd like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on our website. Publication number QI-022825-GK

Mary Ellen Zung is an Integrative Health Coach. Through her coaching programs she helps people have more energy, lose weight, and avoid chronic disease. She is a frequent speaker for employers and community organizations on health and wellness topics. Mary Ellen teaches the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program, and is a health educator working with public health organizations. She is also passionate about mental health, and is a founder of Team De-Stig, part of the Health & Wellness committee of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Association. She is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where she received her Health Coaching Certification, has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Rehabilitative Counseling from Emmanuel College, earned graduate level credits in Industrial Psychology and Business from SUNY, Baruch College and holds a New Jersey teaching certificate. She is also a certified Mental Health First Aider. Mary Ellen is a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, the International Association of Health Coaches, the Natural Life Business Partnership, The Society for Human Resource Management, The North Jersey Health Collaborative, the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, is on the Advisory Board for the Health & Wellness Committee of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about the Soul Professional movement at: https://www.soulprofessional.com/ #SoulProfessional #consciousleadership #sixfiguresoulbusiness #globalentrepreneur #soulalignedbusiness #entrepreneurship #CamilleLMiller #NLBP#NLBP #CamilleLMiller

On this episode we have Louise O'Mahony, who is the head of customer success at EXI. She shares her transformative journey from managing exercise referral services to working with the National Diabetes Prevention Program and now working on the EXI platform. EXI has been built to integrate with existing technologies to create a seamless pathway to prescribing exercise and holistic fitness. The app simplifies the task of prescribing exercise for people, including those with long-term conditions, acknowledging all achievements. The data leveraged from the app is designed to help medical professionals review exercise regimes easily while continually refining the AI in the platform for better outcomes. On the show, you will discover:: Louise's background in exercise and nutrition How the EXI platform works and its approach to prescription-based fitness How the word ‘prescription' is influencing the role that exercise plays in health How market research plays a crucial role in patient engagement Louise discusses EXI's decision to become a Class 1 medical device How rewards on the EXI platform are used to promote healthy behaviours How employers using the platform are exploring new opportunities for their employees Louise touches on the benefits of human connection to improve health outcomes How setting achievable goals is an essential part of healthy lifestyle changes Guest: Louise O'Mahony Website: https://www.exi.life/ Host: Dr Vinay Shankar Website: https://www.oncedaily.co

Chicken Pacatta Recpie https://www.usmed.com/diabetic-recipe/   Pre-diabeties https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/prediabetes.html#:~:text=Prediabetes%20is%20a%20serious%20health,t%20know%20they%20have%20it.   Prediabetes – Your Chance to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes What Is Prediabetes? Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Approximately 96 million American adults—more than 1 in 3—have prediabetes. Of those with prediabetes, more than 80% don't know they have it. Prediabetes puts you at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. The good news is that if you have prediabetes, the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program can help you make lifestyle changes to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems. CDC is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health. For more than 70 years, we've put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public's health. ________________________ The Culinary Institute of America culinary institute of america    _________________________________________  This episode of the Happy Diabetic Kitchen podcast is sponsored by my diabetes supplier, US MED. US MED offers free shipping and 90-days supplies with every order. to see how they can simplify your diabetes care call 1-877-840-8218 I did, and I can feel the love!   " There is a much better solution U S Med   The Happy Diabetic Kitchen Podcast is sponsored by US MED Please visit my Happy Diabetic Community  today for a free benefits check   US MED WELCOMES THE HAPPY DIABETIC COMMUNITY When it comes to your health, nothing else matters. That's why with US MED, your health matters to us. From insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, blood glucose strips and more, your well-being is in the right hands with the experts at US MED. Call Us : 888-885-0012  

Join Drs Carol Wysham and Carel le Roux for practical, actionable strategies when targeting weight management as a key goal in type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982418). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources UK Prospective Diabetes Study https://www.dtu.ox.ac.uk/ukpds/ National Diabetes Prevention Program https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.html The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS): Lifestyle Intervention and 3-Year Results on Diet and Physical Activity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14633807/ The Look AHEAD Study: A Description of the Lifestyle Intervention and the Evidence Supporting It https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16855180/ Antidiabetics, Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Agonists https://reference.medscape.com/drugs/antidiabetics-glucagon-like-peptide-1-agonists Semaglutide (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/ozempic-rybelsus-wegovy-semaglutide-1000174 Weight Management: Obesity to Diabetes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28848305/ Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Management https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36750526/ Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206038

La Tonya Allen-Brown, a.k.a. “Coach Lesa” received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Central Michigan University. After witnessing the devastating effects of type 2 diabetes, she knew she had to do something. After learning type 2 diabetes is preventable through a lifestyle change, she became trained and became a certified Lifestyle Coach through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) for the National Diabetes Prevention Program and started Reflections Health and Wellness Coaching, LLC. ​​La Tonya has studied, trained, and received multiple certifications to educate people on the importance of healthy nutrition, exercise, and self-care. La Tonya, is also certified in the following disciplines: Smoking Cessation, Sleep Health, Fitness – Fit Chicks, Ca., Certified Nutrition Coach, and a Certified Chair One Fitness Instructor. ​​ La Tonya meets her clients with compassion and dedication, encouraging and motivating them on their journey. ​ La Tonya is a woman of faith which is reflective in how she interacts with her clients. La Tonya stands on, 3 John 1:2, “Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are healthy in body as you are in spirit.”  La Tonya has one command she loves to close with and that is, “Be blessed in health.” Learn more about La Tonya, Coach Lesa, at ReflectionsHWC.com and be sure to follow her on Facebook.

Tom Beauregard is the Founder and CEO of HCG Secure, a product and solution builder transforming the aging at-home experience. HSG produces alternatives to long-term care solutions for middle income families who retire, do not have long-term care and will not qualify for Medicare. Many people in this category may have adequate income but do not understand that Medicare does not cover their long-term care, and 70% of people face larger-than planned healthcare expenditures that are the leading cause of bankruptcy of people over age 75. HCG is licensed in 50 States and is selling through brokerages who sell to the pre-65 population with an average buyer aged 60. HCG now has 15+ larger brokers as partners, who have confirmed this industry coverage gap.  Tom was inspired to found HCG Secure when his parents reached an age where they were unable to fully care for themselves but wished to age at home. Limited by geography and his parents' need for local resources, he found the process both overwhelming and difficult for him to ensure that his parents were receiving the best possible care from afar. Stunned by the lack of coverage resulting in out-of-pocket expenses and the lack of resources, Tom made it his mission to create products that offer the network and coverage needed for individuals and their loved ones to age comfortably, and as they wish.  With over 30 years of innovation experience across healthcare, public policy, academia, and non-profit organizations, Tom's career has centered around building disruptive solutions to problems he has personally encountered and identified within the healthcare space. Tom was the former Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of UnitedHealth Group, where he oversaw the R&D department for both UnitedHealth and Optum. He brought over 100 R&D initiatives to market across various innovation categories, including value-based payment models, digital health, consumer engagement, and home-based care models.  Tom graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and the University of Connecticut with a Masters in Business Administration. He also received an Emmy for his work with the National Diabetes Prevention Program in partnership with the Y-USA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Project NOT ME, where he was the Executive Producer.  Follow the Insurtech Leadership Podcast airing weekly hosted by Joshua R. Hollander. We give you up-close access and personal insights from the leaders of the fastest-growing #insurtechs and most innovative #insurance carriers and brokers.

HI Now's Rachel Pacarro and Dawn Pasikala with National Kidney Foundation discuss Diabetes Prevention. In this episode, Pasikala discusses the difference between pre-diabetes and diabetes; the effect of diabetes in Hawaii; the different types of diabetes; the importance of screening for diabetes; and resources available, like the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

In this episode, I enthusiastically interview Dr. Don Clum about overcoming dieting plateaus. He covers topics like ketogenic diets, insulin resistance, hidden ways we sabotage our weight loss, how insulin is a major factor in inflammation and illness, and meal frequency to name a few. This is a wonderful journey into the human body surrounding something we do regularly...eat. I will do another interview with Dr. Clum on the subject of fasting and can't wait to pick his brain on this subject. I do a lot of 72-hour fasts and look forward to his approach as he, actually, went 30 days at one point. He is a Chiropractor, Nutritionist, and Metabolic Health Expert who works internationally, has lectured in many countries and worked as the Peak Performance Doctor for the Olympic Teams in Central America. His programs have reached hundreds of thousands of people globally. In 2010 Dr. Clum and his wife started a fully integrated wellness center while also transitioning to a traditional pain management medical practice into a wellness center serving as the director of wellness & the onsite lab. Dr. Clum's programs for insulin resistance specifically focus on diabetes, diabetes prevention, metabolic syndrome, weight loss resistance, obesity, sleep, and cardiometabolic issues led him to join a population health company, ADURO Inc. serving 140 employers and over 1,200,000 employees. Dr. Clum designed and delivered the first alternative diabetes prevention program and out-performed the National Diabetes Prevention Program from the N.I.H. and C.D.C. Today Dr. Clum's 100% virtual practice and programs teach how to reverse insulin resistance with "Functional Rotational Fasting," Advanced Metabolic Nutrition, Functional Fitness, Sleep Enhancement, and Stress Resilience. Your host, Dr. Adam Fields, is a practicing chiropractor in Northern California and can be reached for Telehealth or in-person care by clicking "book online" at [www.fieldsfamilychiro.com](http://www.fieldsfamilychiro.com/)

Welcome back to the podcast! In today's episode, Chantel got to speak with Don Clum! Dr. Clum graduated from Life University in Marietta, GA in 1997 with a degree in Human Nutrition. He then moved to Life Chiropractic College West in California where he graduated with his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2000. After graduation, Dr. Clum moved to San Jose, Costa Rica where he was invited to work with the Costa Rican Olympic Committee and Athletes. After eight years in Costa Rica, Dr. Clum traveled to Castilla La Mancha, Spain, where he practiced and did consulting for two years.   He returned to the U.S.A. in 2010 when he and his wife started a fully integrated wellness center bringing holistic services of chiropractic, massage, metabolic nutrition, metabolic workouts in their onsite gym, wellness psychology, and medical services collaboration.  Dr. Clum also collaborated in transitioning a traditional pain management medical practice into a wellness center with holistic services and served as the director of the onsite lab.   Dr. Clum's success in creating integrated programs for insulin resistance specifically focusing on diabetes, diabetes prevention, metabolic syndrome, weight loss resistance, obesity, and cardiometabolic issues led him to join a national corporate wellness and population health company, ADURO Inc., in 2014 to date serving 140 employers and over 1,200,000 employees.  While at ADURO Dr. Clum designed and delivered the first alternative diabetes prevention program that rivals and beats the national statistics of the National Diabetes Prevention Program from the N.I.H., and C.D.C.   Enjoy!   Connect with Don: Website: https://insulinfriendlyliving.com/  Program Link: https://insulinfriendlyliving.com/programs/    Today's Episode Is Sponsored By BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough: https://magbreakthrough.com/waistaway Use code waistaway for a special discount!   https://nootopia.com/waistawaygenius?gl=62e0160a3f5d606a588b4568  Use code waistaway10 for a special discount!   Check Out The Magnesium Lotion Shop: Use code CHANTEL10 at checkout for your discount! https://magnesiumlotionshop.com/    ConnectIn40 Group: https://connectin40.com/    Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheChantelRayWay/   Get your Top 30 Fasting Questions Answered: https://chantelrayway.com/top30gift/    Order One Meal And A Tasting: https://chantelrayway.com/onemeal/      Order All The Books: Waist Away: The Chantel Ray Way - 2nd Edition:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0999823116/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0    Fasting to Freedom: The Gift of Fasting: https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Freedom-Gift-Chantel-Ray/dp/0999823132/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=    Freedom From Food: A Six Week Bible Study Course: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Food-Bible-Study-Course/dp/0999823159/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/135-7722513-4171815?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0999823159&pd_rd_r=91d59435-2126-4f9d-867e-00646964e3e4&pd_rd_w=mg3U0&pd_rd_wg=FcVwL&pf_rd_p=fd3ebcd0-c1a2-44cf-aba2-bbf4810b3732&pf_rd_r=NWM3687GJSRKKQ4BYQP4&psc=1&refRID=NWM3687GJSRKKQ4BYQP4    Connect With Us:   Leave us a review: https://chantelrayway.com/review/    Share YOUR Story: https://chantelrayway.com/contact/   Contact directly through email at questions@chantelrayway.com    Enjoy refreshing, all-natural wine: https://chantelrayway.com/wine/   Listen to the new audiobook as a podcast HERE: https://chantelrayway.com/purchase-audio-book/   Free Video Preview: https://chantelrayway.com/top-12-thin-eater-tips-free-video/   Check out the VIDEO COURSE here: https://chantelrayway.com/video-course/   Check out the FASTING RESET SUMMIT HERE: https://fastingresetsummit.com/   Purchase on Amazon Here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/intermittentfastingthechantelrayway   Strengthen your immune system with Vitamin C: https://chantelrayway.com/vitaminc/    Enjoy a FREE smoothie recipe book: https://chantelrayway.com/freerecipe/   Re-energize with nutritious algae Energybits: https://chantelrayway.com/energybits    Castor Oil: https://chantelrayway.com/castoroil   Connect with us on Social Media:   YouTube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCteFjiVaY6n0SOAixcyZbWA   Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheChantelRayWay       Things we love: https://chantelrayway.com/things-i-love-2/   Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheChantelRayWay   ***As always, this podcast is not designed to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any condition and is for information purposes only. Please consult with your healthcare professional before making any changes to your current lifestyle.***

This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. Comagine Health, formerly HealthInsight, is a Utah-based national, nonprofit, healthcare consulting firm, working to improve and redesign our health care system. CEO Marc Bennett has additional information about their important work with Medicare, the Centers for Disease Control and more. MARC BENNETT For more than 50 years, Comagine Health has worked on reducing the cost of health care while improving outcomes for patients. We work with providers, patients, policymakers, and insurers to improve and create a better health care system for all of us. Comagine Health is a partner with the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program to prevent and delay type 2 diabetes. These programs teach people to improve their nutrition and increase physical activity and have improved outcomes by 58%. As a Medicare quality improvement organization, we've continued to support infection prevention and control at nursing homes and long-term care facilities across Utah and the West, improving Covid outcomes for seniors and staff. Comagine Health delivers training, assistance, and clinical consultation, and has provided infection prevention and control support to more than 2,000 direct health care workers. More details are available at Comagine.org. DEREK MILLER Comagine Health's programs and policy work provide great examples of how locals partners, working together, help keep and make Utah such a great place to work and live. If you'd like to partner with them, check out their website to learn more. I'm Derek Miller, and this is Speaking on Business. Originally Aired: March 14, 2022

 Listen to this discussion between AmeriHealth Caritas of Delaware and Quality Insights regarding the National Diabetes Prevention program and how AmeriHealth Caritas of Delaware is working to promote the program among their members and providers. If you have any follow-up questions after listening to the podcast, please contact communications@amerihealthcaritasde.com. 

The CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program is one of the first lifestyle and behavior-based interventions to be proven, in a large clinical study, to be more effective than a comparable drug (in this case metformin). Digital implementations can make the DPP more accessible and more scalable, and a number of digital health companies have been tackling this for the last few years.Fruit Street Health is one of those companies and its CEO Laurence Girard joins host Jonah Comstock on today's HIMSSCast to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and successes his company has had in this space.Talking points:A brief history of the CDC Diabetes Prevention ProgramWhy Fruit Street and others are taking the DPP digitalChallenges and opportunities of virtual DPP implementationOngoing reimbursement challenges with Medicare and MedicaidAdvantages of group-based programs via video chatsQuestions and misconceptions about scalabilityMaking sure pre-diabetes interventions work for everyoneCultural food expectations and combatting food deserts, both through partnershipsDirect-to-consumer DPP outreachAre DPP programs (in-person and virtual) making a dent in the problem?More about this episode:Fruit Street to deliver CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program through live video classesFruit Street Health raises $3 million in doctors-only roundUK passes on Apple, Google's Bluetooth contact tracing tool, Fruit Street Health launches COVID-19 telemedicine platform and more digital health news briefsAHIP, CDC to partner on diabetes preventionMedicare to reimburse for Diabetes Prevention Program, including Omada's digital versionDiabetes Prevention Program under the Affordable Care Act is working, HHS Secretary Burwell saysAmerican Medical Association pushes public, private health plans to cover National Diabetes Prevention ProgramCMS calls for extending Diabetes Prevention Program into Medicare, proposes new doc fees to boost chronic care

The National Diabetes Prevention Program has led the way on reducing diabetes in America. Learn about how it got its start. Featuring: Ann Albright, M.D.; Sharon Edelstein; David Marrero, M.D.

Once a personal trainer, Maurice Saliba is the founder of Bridge 2 Health and Wellness, a program that helps educate individuals on setting realistic health goals and making lifelong changes for optimal health. Listen in to find out what's new in 2021! Maurice Saliba (CEO) brings more than 30 years of experience offering effective wellness solutions to corporations and communities, improving health and reducing health care costs. As a certified health coach and founder of Hope 80/20 and recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Registry of National Diabetes Prevention Program providers, he's developed and led multiple successful corporate health and wellness programs. These include: State of Tennessee Employee Diabetes Prevention Pilot program, exceeding standard CDC program goals.  Weight Management program for Mohawk Industries, which included 1,200 people who lost more than 7,000 pounds.  One-year Pre-Diabetes pilot program in which three hundred participants lost a total of 4,400 pounds. Read more about their partnership with Blood Assurance here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan Stankiewicz and Nikki Johnson from NDSU Extension talk about Type 2 diabetes, how to reduce the risk of getting it, and how the Diabetes Prevention program can help.Resources Find out more about the Diabetes Prevention Program Connect to a community health class or program through the ND Community Clinical Collaborative TranscriptJan Stankiewicz: Welcome to Thriving on the Prairie a podcast exploring issues concerning families and communities that inspires North Dakota movers, shakers, and community difference makers to engage in lifelong learning. I'm Jan Stankiewicz, community health and nutrition specialist, and I with my colleague and friend, Nikki Johnson also a community health and nutrition specialist. Nicki is here to lead us in a conversation about the diabetes prevention program. A national program that is truly changing people's lives. Nikki, it's so nice to have you here today.Nikki Johnson: Thanks for having me, Jan.  Jan: Yeah. Great. So we're just going to again be talking a little bit about, umm, diabetes in North Dakota and something that's called pre-diabetes. And then a program we have that Extension offers that you, kind of, are in charge of, called the diabetes prevention program. So if you just want to kind of, like, open up a little bit about what diabetes is, the current state of diabetes in North Dakota, or maybe even the nation. So, what kind of information do you have to kind of start us off with?Nikki: Sure, so maybe let's just start off thinking nationally. So in the U.S. right now there are over 34 million adults with diabetes. On a more localized level, there's over 54,000 North Dakotan adults that have diabetes. Jan: 54,000. Okay. Nikki: 54,000. And if you put it into perspective, that's about 1 in 10 people. So when you think about going to the grocery store and you know standing in the produce aisle or in the produce section there, you know 1 in 10 people that you are being surrounded by likely has type 2 diabetes. Jan: And then I guess that's something to clarify it's Type 2 Diabetes right, Nikki?Nikki: Yes. Type 2 diabetes and that's going to be a little bit different than type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder, nothing you can do about developing type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes on the other hand has some preventable factors to it and it's more linked to lifestyle rather than genetics.Jan: Yeah and that's where the term chronic disease comes in, right?Nikki: Yes. So, type 2 diabetes is considered one of those chronic diseases. It's longer term. It has some adverse health effects if you're not managing it or you're not controlling it. And like I said, it is something that is preventable.Jan: Yeah, so when we're talking about type 2 diabetes what does that mean? So we've got a large amount of people in North Dakota with type 2 diabetes. What does that mean for those individuals, and then what does that mean for, you know, community members or the state? Why are we concerned about those kinds of things?Nikki: You know, it's going to be different for every individual, of course. Everybody's journey with any chronic condition is going to look a little bit different but there's a couple common pieces. So, an individual with type 2 diabetes is going to have to be very diligent about their health. Type 2 diabetes is categorized as having blood glucose are blood sugar levels that are outside of the normal range. And if you're not watching those your body can experience some very adverse health effects, right? And so they have to be very concerned. So that means they're going to have to go to the doctor more frequently. They're probably going to have to have a team of physicians that they're going to need to work with or of healthcare providers. So thinking they'll have to work with a dietitian. They need to get their eyes checked regularly. They need to have their feet checked. They're going to need to talk to their regular family care physician just to make sure that their blood levels are where they need to be. And that's going to mean that not only higher medical cost for them, but it's also going to affect their employers and potentially family members and things like that. Just thinking about the amount of days you have to be out of work, or maybe there's days that your blood sugar you just can't get it under control and say you have to miss because you're not feeling well. And if you're not feeling well you know who's taking care of you? You might need that support person in your life to help you out. So there are a lot of implications to developing type 2 diabetes. And maybe i'll go back just to the money piece for a second there. You know nationally, we spend over $327 billion on diabetes. Jan: And billion with a B? Nikki: Billion with a B. $327 billion. And that's not all direct medical costs. A good chunk of it is medical cost. I think a person spends 2.3 times more money annually if they have diabetes versus if they do not have diabetes.Jan: Okay.Nikki: And that's on a personal level, but you have to think about all those other medical costs and implications for that for your employer or health insurance companies, the healthcare system and things like that. And then part of that is going to be those indirect costs. So thinking about absenteeism from work or presenteeism for that matter. Jan: Umm hmm. Yeah. So the impacts kind of build upon each other and then you feel them further and further down the line, yeah. So our healthcare system is set up in a decent way to treat these kinds of things. So there's medications that folks can get on. But again taking a step back, looking at it, you know, more from a preventative side. So that's where pre-diabetes comes in right?Nikki: Yes. So prediabetes, I would say, is this newer….newer term. And maybe I use that in quotations. But it's one of those newer terms and it's really just stating that people are getting close to having type 2 diabetes. They've got these elevated blood sugar levels but they're not quite to the point of type 2 diabetes. And it's this stage in a person's life where you can make some lifestyle modifications and actually prevent developing type 2 diabetes. So you can prevent eventually getting that chronic condition.Jan: Yeah that is really something, especially going back to, you know, thinking about the numbers of people who are impacted by type 2 diabetes and the dollars that are associated with it. So if there's things that we can do to stop that from happening, yeah I think that would really peak some people's interest and I, yeah, I just find it it's so interesting that you know when the terms come up and I can...you know when you said…. you had your air quotes and we could hear it in your voice.Nikki: LaughingJan: When we, even if we can't see it. So yeah, so how does somebody know if they have prediabetes? Nikki: And that's the tricky part. So, prediabetes is not something that you're just going to all the sudden feel all of these symptoms. You know if you've got... you got a cold or you're running a fever you can…. you can feel those... those symptoms, right? Prediabetes, you're not going to... you're not going to notice those. The way you're going to be able to tell is really by going to see your healthcare professional and getting your blood glucose levels checked. But there are certain risk factors that you might be able to check off, that would maybe push you to go see a healthcare professional to get tested. You do need to have a blood glucose test to know whether or not you're not you have pre-diabetes.Jan: Okay, and so then that's usually like just one of those finger-prick things right and then you get the number?Nikki: It depends on. There's a couple different test sometimes it's a finger prick test, sometimes it's a full blood draw.Jan: Okay. Nikki:  But yes it does... it does include some blood.Jan: Okay. AlrightNikki: (Laugh)Jan:  So, so what are some of these risk factors? So if I...I'm hearing about prediabetes, I'm wondering if I might be at risk for something like that, what can I do or what are some of the risk factors?Nikki: Some of the risk factors, so we've got a whole list of them. Some are going to be modifiable risk factors. Some of them we just simply can't do anything about, they're just part of...of our genetics. Or the way life is. So age is going to be a risk factor.Jan: Okay.Nikki: The older we get the more likely it is that we might develop type 2 diabetes. so it's more likely that we would eventually have prediabetes.  So over the age of 45, your risk starts going up. Jan: Okay.Nikki: Family history is going to be another one and again something you're... you're not going to be able to change as well as your health background. So for example, if you've got a parent or sibling that had Type 2 diabetes, you would be at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Same if you had gestational diabetes while pregnant or if you have polycystic ovary syndrome. It also places you at a greater risk.Jan: Okay.Nikki: Couple other things, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or high triglycerides are going to put you at greater risk. Your race, so some of our races puts us at a greater risk, just genetically. So if you are American Indian, African American, Latino, or Asian-American you're at greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes. And then here's where the modifiable risk factors come...come in.Jan: Yeah so the things that we maybe can do something about. Nikki: Exactly. Those little pieces that we might be able to change. Weight and physical inactivity. Jan: Okay.Nikki: So if we're overweight, um, and depending on how overweight you are or being physically inactive, can increase your risk for developing type 2 diabetes. So usually what I encourage people to do if they're curious whether or not they have prediabetes and they're just not sure. Do I go see my physician? I don't really know? We have a really quick risk test that we encourage people to take. It's about seven questions long. Takes a maximum of I would say thirty seconds to complete. But within that thirty seconds, you're going to know whether or not you would be considered high risk or not. And then I would say you know what that you hit that high risk on our risk test, schedule an appointment with your physician or your family practitioner and just get a blood test scheduled. It's pretty quick, fairly painless and then you'll know right then and there if you're at risk for developing type 2 diabetes or not.Jan: Yeah that risk test sounds pretty handy and it's just like yes or no questions right?Nikki: Exactly. Yeah it's yes or no questions, like I said, it's 7 questions long. Really it maybe takes thirty seconds total.Jan: Yeah and on your website that we'll have a link to in the show notes we can actually put the link in for that risk test, so it will be easier for people to find even. So…Nikki: Perfect. Jan: Yeah so we've talked a little bit about diabetes, we've got some risk factors for prediabetes. So then let's move into actually what we're here to talk about today, the Diabetes Prevention Program. So it's something that is across the nation right? Not just North Dakota.  Nikki: Right. So it's the National Diabetes Prevention Program and it is a…..I always chuckle when I have to talk about this, a lifestyle change program. And people are like, what!? And basically what it's saying is that this isn't some quick fix. It is going to take time but we want the changes that individuals are making to be sustainable and to last the duration of their life. Because really, they're not only going to help to lower the risk for developing type 2 diabetes but it's going to lower their risk for a lot of other chronic conditions as well.  Which is, I think, really exciting. Maybe you're going in for a one sole purpose but it's going to be tenfold what you're coming out with. Jan: Yeah because some of those risk factors, you know, for diabetes, are very similar to some risk factors for developing certain types of cancer or heart disease and other thingsNikki. Oh, absolutely. Yeah, I mean, when you look at it, a couple of those risk factors, you know, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. When you think about heart health, that's...those are...those are heart health problems. So if you're going into a program and it's going to help to lower those risk factors as well, I mean, it's exciting that it can do, this program really is helpful for more than just the prevention of diabetes. Jan: Umm hmm, yeah. Okay, so lifestyle change programNikki: Yes.Jan: So what does that entail? If somebody's interested in checking out DPP, what are they going to see? What are they going to find and what can they expect?Nikki: What they can expect, so the scariest part about this program, and its….okay...its the scariest part but it's also probably the most beneficial piece. It is a year-long program and when I tell people it's a yearlong program their eyes get really big and their like, oh my gosh I don't wanna…..I'm signing up for a whole year of my life, right? (Laughing) but the program is really designed to be slow baby steps. So change takes time. Change is scary. And when we take off too much at one time, people tend to not be successful. They tend to get overwhelmed and want to quit and that is the exact opposite of what this program is. We take small baby steps introduce small changes and little things that they can do week after week to make lifestyle changes that fit their lifestyle. So it's a very individualized program.Jan: That's so cool because there are, there's actual, like research associated with these like quick fix programs where they go hard for like 3 months or 6 months, they could see some amazing results and it's mostly like weight loss or behavior change like working out or smoking cessation and those kinds of things. And they have really great results in those 3 to 6 months. But then in the follow-up, they find that almost everybody is either back to their starting point or even a little bit worse off. Right?Nikki: Exactly. And we do not want to see that in this program. So it's really designed to take things slowly, to make changes manageable and again to make them sustainable. So that you know if you're making a change this week, it's something that you're going to be able to live with one year from now, five years from now, 20 years from now. Jan: Umm hmmm. Yeah, so then I'm assuming with the numbers that you've talked about before that it's like what so when somebody is signed up in a DPP class are they with and around other people? Is it an individual kind of a thing?Nikki: Great question. So it is meant to be a group class. Group sizes range from anywhere, I would say, between 6 and 20, just depends on. But what is great about that is you have a trained lifestyle coach or two that's kind of guiding you through the... through the program itself but then you got this wonderful support system around you with people who are going through the same or a similar journey. You know everyone's journey is a little bit different, but they're coming in joining the program with a lot of the same motivations that you probably are joining for. And I should point out so the program itself, we do focus around a couple main goals. Weight loss is one of them. Moderate weight loss, so like, 5 to 7%. And to put that into perspective, if you were a 200 pound individual, we're asking that you would try to lose 10 pounds. So it's not this really scary number I don't think it's a very moderate, easy to work towards number. Now that's not to say that's all you're allowed to lose. If you wanted to lose more you definitely could, but that's our jumping-off point. We look for that weight loss as well as incorporation of physical activity. So we're hoping to increase people's movement throughout the duration of the year. And again all of this happens really gradually it's not something we ask people to start making all of these changes at once. We do things little by little. And then in addition to that, we don't just go through those two pieces we really want to make sure everybody has the tools to be successful. So we go through, you know, stress reduction and problem-solving and going through all of the social and psychological issues that might come up when you're in... in a year right? You know, how do you handle the holidays? What do you do around birthdays? Or if you're having a really awful day at work are there certain triggers that cause you to be inactive or to choose certain foods. So we go through a lot of different pieces to make sure that people are really set up for success when their year with us is done. Jan: Yeah that's actually, you know, when you put it that way. You can see a lot of benefit for it, something lasting an entire year. You know, so you can actually go through the seasons of life, while you're in the program so you can apply things directly to from what you're learning. So I think that's actually pretty cool when you think of it like that. Nikki: It's such a fun program. That's the other thing too. I make it sound really formal but it's a really fun class too.  We've been teaching it in North Dakota, I would say for about seven years or so getting pretty close to 8, and participants absolutely love their year with us.  Like I said it sounds scary right away and people are like, oh my gosh do I really want to sign up for an entire year? But by the time the year ends people are wanting more. They're not….they don't necessarily want to leave the group that they've been apart of the last year of their life. And actually a lot of them still end up staying connected with their coaches and with the participants that they've gone through the program with.Jan: Yeah I can definitely see that bonding and then cohesion of those groups, kind of taking hold and and being one of the helpful factors and you know success,  individual success on whatever terms that they're kind of working towards. So that... that's kind of cool to see. So then  with some changes that we've had in the last several months across the nation, DPP is typically in person right so then you can build relationship and bond with people. So tell us a little bit about what,  like how different is DPP now than it was before the pandemic?Nikki: You know, before the pandemic, so okay, so you mentioned that most of our classes were happening in person. I think, in part it's just because we weren't necessarily ready to start things online. Not to say that we hadn't thought about it. It had been a part of our thought process I would definitely save for quite some time and and there were plenty of organizations across the nation who are offering DPP via distance or with an online platform of some sort. And I guess since the pandemic we transitioned to distance learning and it has still gone phenomenally. Our participants transitioned really really well and I have to say I got to sit in on a lot of classes that I wouldn't have normally just because I got to be that technical person that was running our Zoom sessions. But people really appreciated that additional connection that they were able to have via Zoom or via our online classes. They still got to see their classmates even if it was via the screen. They still got to, you know, we still got to do a lot of the same things you would do in a face-to-face class. So really right now, extension, as well as a good majority of our partner agencies are still going to be running their classes via distance. Once things change up again we will be offering in person as well. But we do plan on offering both options moving forward. So for some people it's just easier to join on their computer and hop online to….to take a class. We're going to have that option. Once things open up... open up and are safe enough we're going to have those in person classes. And then we're actually hoping to add a third option here in the coming... coming months. We'll have something called the HALT program. Where it's an online class that you can basically just check in whenever works out for your schedule. Which is really cool. So we're going to have three different options for people out there to check out and choose which fit is the right fit for them.Jan: Yeah, that's such a great thing for extension to be able to offer that. And yeah, so you're right, and I'm even thinking like in the winters in rural North Dakota how nice would it be, you know, if your class is at a 7 p.m. on a Thursday night and it's storming you can still get to class if it's held virtually or online without having to cancel or to, you know, brave the roads and head in to class. So I think that's so great to be able to partner with a lot of other people across the state who again we might not have had the option or or this soon might not have the option this soon I suppose.Nikki: Exactly. No, and you make a great point about the North Dakota winters are not exactly (laugh) always easy to navigate. So it's... it's great that we're going to have that option.Jean. Yeah. Very cool. Okay so if...if somebody's heard this information they're a little bit interested, what's the like... what's the first next step so you mentioned maybe a risk test but how does somebody sign up for a class or find out about things? Nikki: Sure, so like you said, the risk test is probably the number one thing that I would encourage people to do first. So check out the risk test and then I would say if you're interested in the class you want to sign out there's a couple different ways you can go about that. The first is going to be ndc3.org and I know Jan, I think you said you were going to include that link for people to be able to click on. Jan: Absolutely. Nikki: But that is a wonderful website that includes a variety of what we call evidence-based programs. Basically saying like, hey, these programs are successful. There has been research done around them saying like this is this is a positive program and you know, people can take it or should take it we encourage you to do so. We've got a variety of evidence-based programs on NDC3, including the diabetes prevention program. And all you have to do is go to NDC3.org  in the toolbar on at the top, type in diabetes prevention program or click that button and it will give you all of the offerings for the diabetes prevention program from across the state. So I mentioned extension teaches the classes but there are many partner agencies across the state that are also offering the program. I would say the second way, if they weren't sure about going to NDC3.org, I would just say to reach out to me. I would be happy to connect them with any lifestyle coach or program across the state. Jan: All right, great. Thanks Nikki, that's really helpful information and then to I guess the clarify maybe one thing. Do you need to have a doctor's referral like you have to go to the doctor and then schedule a class or how does that work?Nikki: Great question. So no, you do not need a doctor's referral in order to join the class. If you decided you just wanted to take the risk test, and yes you were a high-risk. We would absolutely welcome you into any diabetes prevention class.  Jan: Yeah, great. I think, yeah, that NDC3.org will have a lot of information for people and then yeah of course we'll link everything in the show notes so be sure to check that out to. All right Nikki, thanks so much for spending time with me today. This information is so important and impactful and it makes a difference for so many of us here in North Dakota. So truly I appreciate your time today.Nikki: Thanks for having me.Jan: Yeah. Thanks for listening to Thriving on the Prairie. To subscribe to the podcast and access a full transcript and resource links from this episode visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/thrivingontheprairie.  You can find more resources for families and communities at www.ndsu.edu/extension. This has been a production of NDSU Extension, extending knowledge, changing lives.

Kansas State University and the University of Kansas Medical Center are using a National Institutes of Health grant to determine if having K-State Research and Extension deliver a diabetes prevention program across Kansas is an effective way of getting information out to rural communities. K-State Extension nutrition specialist Sandy Procter, a trained coach for the National Diabetes Prevention Program, says the six-month pilot program will be launched in Lyon and Dickinson counties. Sound Living is a weekly public affairs program addressing issues related to families and consumers. It is hosted by Jeff Wichman. Each episode shares the expertise of K-State specialists in fields such as child nutrition, food safety, adult development and aging, youth development, family resource management, physical fitness and more. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

In this episode of Healthy Dose, host Anthony Bolus talks to Jan Kavookjian, Ph.D., M.B.A., a behavior scientist teaching at Auburn University's Harrison School of Pharmacy and the incoming President-Elect of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES). November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and millions of Americans are diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes each year. Left undiagnosed or untreated, it can increase one's risk of heart attack, kidney disease, blindness and nerve damage to the feet—not to mention the large health cost burden to you and the overall health care system. One important and overlooked aspect of managing diabetes is the benefit of healthy lifestyle education programs. In their conversation, Bolus and Kavookjian, who also teaches patients through East Alabama Medical Center's National Diabetes Prevention Program, discuss what lifestyle change programs are available in the fight against diabetes.

ResourcesLearn more about the National Diabetes Prevention Program at www.diabeteseducator.org/prevention.Learn more about Project Vida at www.pvida.net.Read about the community health workers' role in DSMES and prediabetes at www. diabeteseducator.org/CHW.Download a PDF template of a needs assessment questionnaire (sourced from Oregon Primary Care Association).

I am grateful to welcome back to the show, someone who is on mission to build awareness of healing and self-empowerment through advanced, cutting edge health education, real-life application and an inside out practice of wholistic living, Dr. Don Clum. Dr. Don Clum graduated from Life University in Marietta, GA in 1997 with a degree in Human Nutrition. He then moved to Life Chiropractic College West in California where he graduated with his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2000. After graduation, Dr. Clum moved to San Jose, Costa Rica where he was invited to work with the Costa Rican Olympic Committee and Athletes. Dr. Clum participated in the National, Central American and Caribbean and Central American Games as the team chiropractor and as the official chiropractor for two professional soccer teams. He returned to the U.S.A. in 2010 when he and his wife started a fully integrated wellness center bringing holistic services of chiropractic, massage, metabolic nutrition, metabolic workouts in their onsite gym, wellness psychology, and medical services collaboration. Dr. Clum also collaborated in transitioning a traditional pain management medical practice into a wellness center with holistic services and served as the director of the onsite lab. Dr. Clum's success in creating integrated programs for insulin resistance specifically focusing on diabetes, diabetes prevention, metabolic syndrome, weight loss resistance, obesity, and cardiometabolic issues led him to join a national corporate wellness and population health company, ADURO Inc., in 2014 to date serving 140 employers and over 1,000,000 employees. Here at ADURO Dr. Clum has designed and delivered the first alternative diabetes prevention program that rivals and beats the national statistics of the National Diabetes Prevention Program from the N.I.H., and C.D.C.   In 2015 Dr. Clum was accepted into and started a Ph.D. program in Health Psychology at Northcentral University where his emphasis of study is centered on the relationship of chronic stress, food and general addiction cycle, and early onset of male depression in what is termed the Irritable Male Syndrome. In this episode, Dr. Clum opens the show explaining why we shouldn’t focus on boosting our immune systems; instead, we need to stop suppressing our immune systems. He then reveals the things that are suppressing our immune systems, including sugar, baked goods, and fiber. Then, Dr. Clum describes how to break a fast and the benefits of time restrictive eating. Stay tuned as he speaks about the importance of vitamin D, sleep, and exercise on our immune systems.

Sean Duffy was in the MD/MBA program at Harvard when he left to start Omada Health, a digital health startup tackling chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and behavioral health. He leveraged his background in design-thinking from IDEO and technology from Google to build one of the most reputable startups in healthcare. We discuss how Omada has successfully sold to self-insured employers, embraced regulatory changes, estimated actuarial risk for value-based pricing, and applied AI to their data. Sean also talks about what's next for Omada, and what scale looks like for the company. Omada Health is the largest CDC-recognized provider of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, was named a 2016 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2017.

Dr. Don Clum and I had an amazing conversation that spanned from simple lifestyle changes you could make to COVID 19, Vitamin D3, insulin resistance, and Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors.  I know... you are thinking what in the world?   This is a great episode for those that want to IMPROVE health, learn a little science, and know some simple steps to GET BETTER!!!   Here's a little about our guest: Dr. Don Clum graduated from Life University in Marietta, GA in 1997 with a degree in Human Nutrition. He then moved to Life Chiropractic College West in California where he graduated with his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2000. After graduation, Dr. Clum moved to San Jose, Costa Rica where he was invited to work with the Costa Rican Olympic Committee and Athletes. Dr. Clum participated in the National, Central American and Caribbean and Central American Games as the team chiropractor and as the official chiropractor for two professional soccer teams. As a frequent guest on National Television and Radio, Dr. Clum was influential in bringing the gift of holistic health care to the people of Central America and worked with the government programs, instituting W.H.O. procedures and working directly with the indigenous populations of Costa Rica. He was sought after as a speaker and has presented to various professional sports teams, universities, medical groups, medical and chiropractic schools, businesses and government agencies. Dr. Clum was instrumental in forming the first Colegio or “Board” and enacting the first legislation recognizing chiropractic as a licensed and legal healing profession in Costa Rica. After eight years in Costa Rica, Dr. Clum traveled to Castilla La Mancha, Spain, where he practiced and did consulting for two years. He returned to the U.S.A. in 2010 when he and his wife started a fully integrated wellness center bringing holistic services of chiropractic, massage, metabolic nutrition, metabolic workouts in their onsite gym, wellness psychology, and medical services collaboration. Dr. Clum also collaborated in transitioning a traditional pain management medical practice into a wellness center with holistic services and served as the director of the onsite lab. Dr. Clum's success in creating integrated programs for insulin resistance specifically focusing on diabetes, diabetes prevention, metabolic syndrome, weight loss resistance, obesity, and cardiometabolic issues led him to join a national corporate wellness and population health company, ADURO Inc., in 2014 to date serving 140 employers and over 1,000,000 employees. Here at ADURO Dr. Clum has designed and delivered the first alternative diabetes prevention program that rivals and beats the national statistics of the National Diabetes Prevention Program from the N.I.H., and C.D.C. In 2015 Dr. Clum was accepted into and started a Ph.D. program in Health Psychology at Northcentral University where his emphasis of study is centered on the relationship of chronic stress, food and general addiction cycle, and early onset of male depression in what is termed the Irritable Male Syndrome. Dr. Clum is fully bilingual, speaking Spanish as well as English, and enjoys spending time with his wife and three wonderful children. ______________________ https://yourwellnesstribe.com/ https://www.facebook.com/don.clum Check out products we like> https://www.amazon.com/shop/lifestylelocker www.LifestyleLocker.com www.NewYorkChiropractic.com www.Facebook.com/lifestylelocker www.facebook.com/NewYorkChiropractic www.instagram.com/drjoshhandt www.twitter.com/drjoshhandt www.linkedin.com/drjoshhandt FREE Endurance Program http://bit.ly/45DEC iTunes http://bit.ly/LifestyleLockerRadio FREE E-Book. Inside the Locker: https://www.lifestylelocker.com/inside-the-locker-book/ How to pick the right Chiro: http://bit.ly/RightChiro

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To learn more about becoming a National DPP or MDPP provider, visit DiabetesEducator.org/DPP.

In our new episode of the PILL podcast, Trudi speaks with Dr. James Keck, a Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine board certified physician who cares for patients in the University of Kentucky Family Medicine Clinic. He supervises, trains, and educates medical students and Family and Preventive Medicine Residents at the UK clinic and UK hospital. Recently, Dr. Keck and colleagues implemented several strategies to promote Diabetes Prevention Program referrals from primary care colleagues to the UK Diabetes Prevention Program. He discusses the diagnosis of “prediabetes”, including who should be screened, how it is diagnosed, and next steps to avoid diabetes.  The National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) is a partnership of public and private organizations working to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Partners make it easier for people at risk for type 2 diabetes to participate in evidence-based lifestyle change programs to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes. Kentucky has 55 recognized National Diabetes Prevention Program organizations serving 80 counties with in person classes. We also have online or distance learning locations covering all 120 counties. To find out more go to CHFS.KY.gov and search for Diabetes prevention programs.   If you need assistance with quality improvement call the Kentucky REC at 859-323-3090 or email us at kyrec@uky.edu. Check out our website at www.kentuckyrec.com. For specific Quality Payment Program assistance, enroll in our online resource center at www.qppresourcecenter.org.Royalty Free Music from Bensound 

“Everyone is different, therefore different approaches to weight management, or an overall healthy lifestyle, are to be expected.” - Courtney McCormick, MPH, RDN, LDN, Manager of Clinical Research and Nutrition at Nutrisystem.  Nutrigenomics is the study of how genes and diet interact to influence the way nutrients cause an individual’s body to function. According to research, the human body contains about 20,000 – 25,000 genes.  It is important to understand what health and weight loss strategies work best for you. Genetic testing can be used to recommend different strategies that may help you make more informed choices and achieve outcomes that contribute to overall health. Courtney McCormick is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a master’s degree in public health. Currently, she serves as the Manager of Clinical Research and Nutrition at Nutrisystem. In this role, she helps support the nutritional strategy and clinical research for both the Nutrisystem and South Beach Diet brands. Courtney has focused most of her career in dietetics working in the area of weight management. Early in her career, she coordinated and managed programs that served to prevent childhood obesity. Now, at Nutrisystem, she works within Product Development and Research to develop programs and products that help support adults in managing a healthy weight. Resources: Nutrisystem Website The Leaf Lifestyle Blog  DNA Body Blueprint Fact Sheet and White Papers South Beach Diet Website The Palm, Lifestyle Blog W.I.S.E. Choices: Weight Improvement, Satisfaction & Energy – Sound Bites Podcast #79 with Dr. James O. Hill  Transformational Weight Loss: What You REALLY Need to Know About Exercise – Sound Bites Podcast #24 with James O. Hill  Sound Bites is partnering with the American Association of Diabetes Educators! Here are some timely announcements related to diabetes: New insulin affordability resource and other access/affordability resources are available at DiabetesEducator.org/affordability  Diabetes Alert Day is Tuesday, March 26. Understand your risk at DoIHavePrediabetes.org. Find out more about becoming a National Diabetes Prevention Program provider at DiabetesEducator.org/Prevention. A new scoping review and gaps analysis of Diabetes Online Communities was just released in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology that supports its benefits as a tool for people with diabetes. For more information visit DiabetesEducator.org/PeerSupport.  

KeyCentrix Pharmacy Technology Solutions presents an intriguing discussion with mobile tech start up innovator Miguel Johns, CEO of KingFit. A Mobile Technology Advancement in Diabetes Care Strategies, a new diabetes education platform.    Miguel Johns is the founder and CEO at KingFit. For people with diabetes, KingFit provides a mobile application that delivers industry leading diabetes education to the palm of your hand.   Miguel comes from a long family history of people with diabetes. His father has it, and grandmother as well. Miguel's grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes, she was sent home with a piece of paper and no guidance. She believed drinking fruit juice and chocolate milk were healthier options than drinking soda.   This inspired Miguel to study exercise science in college at Indiana State University where he played football. During his chronic disease management class, they watched a documentary called “Escape Fire”. The documentary was about the struggling healthcare system and featured multiple physicians calling for innovation.   This drove Miguel to begin an online health coaching platform based on the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program. He launched a digital coaching service that leveraged video to guide people to healthy lifestyle change.   After a year of running a coaching service, Miguel began pitching the idea of building a technology to support the coaching to the community. He came across an investor/advisor who challenged him to think bigger and focus on automating the technology.   So two years ago Miguel began building the idea of the KingFit app. Miguel and his team spoke with nearly 100 healthcare professionals to discover where our application would best fit in the current healthcare system and multiple diabetes educators pointed us in the direction of diabetes self-management education. They discovered that 95% of people newly diagnosed with diabetes go without formal diabetes self-management education. This is a problem because DSME has been clinically proven to reduce the risk of renal failure, neuropathy, and loss of vision by up to 40%. Saving the US Healthcare System thousands of dollars per patient per year.   There are three key reasons why this is happening. The patient’s insurance does not cover the cost so they would have to pay $300-$500 out of pocket. The patient lives in one of the 1500 US counties that does not offer the services. Or the DSME classes are too inconvenient to fit into the patient’s busy schedule.   KingFit is solving this problem with a free for the user app, that brings the educators to the palm of your hand and delivers the programming in consumable bite-size pieces that the patient can go through on their time at their pace.   The KingFit super star team of diabetes educators have combined to publish over 20 books, 300 articles and started 5 diabetes focused businesses. They have sat on regional and national boards for the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. The programs they have developed for the application follow the guidelines for accredited diabetes self-management education. KingFit is unique because it includes a master of nursing, an exercise physiologist, a psychologist and a dietitian. This gives people access to expertise in a way like never before at scale.   The KingFit application is the only diabetes self-management education that can act as a stand alone program or as a supplement to an existing chronic disease management workflow. CONTACT THE KINGFIT TEAM TODAY https://kingfit.io/pages/contact-us  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KeyCentrix Pharmacy Technology Solutions presents an intriguing discussion with mobile tech start up innovator Miguel Johns, CEO of KingFit. A Mobile Technology Advancement in Diabetes Care Strategies, a new diabetes education platform.    Miguel Johns is the founder and CEO at KingFit. For people with diabetes, KingFit provides a mobile application that delivers industry leading diabetes education to the palm of your hand.   Miguel comes from a long family history of people with diabetes. His father has it, and grandmother as well. Miguel's grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes, she was sent home with a piece of paper and no guidance. She believed drinking fruit juice and chocolate milk were healthier options than drinking soda.   This inspired Miguel to study exercise science in college at Indiana State University where he played football. During his chronic disease management class, they watched a documentary called “Escape Fire”. The documentary was about the struggling healthcare system and featured multiple physicians calling for innovation.   This drove Miguel to begin an online health coaching platform based on the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program. He launched a digital coaching service that leveraged video to guide people to healthy lifestyle change.   After a year of running a coaching service, Miguel began pitching the idea of building a technology to support the coaching to the community. He came across an investor/advisor who challenged him to think bigger and focus on automating the technology.   So two years ago Miguel began building the idea of the KingFit app. Miguel and his team spoke with nearly 100 healthcare professionals to discover where our application would best fit in the current healthcare system and multiple diabetes educators pointed us in the direction of diabetes self-management education. They discovered that 95% of people newly diagnosed with diabetes go without formal diabetes self-management education. This is a problem because DSME has been clinically proven to reduce the risk of renal failure, neuropathy, and loss of vision by up to 40%. Saving the US Healthcare System thousands of dollars per patient per year.   There are three key reasons why this is happening. The patient's insurance does not cover the cost so they would have to pay $300-$500 out of pocket. The patient lives in one of the 1500 US counties that does not offer the services. Or the DSME classes are too inconvenient to fit into the patient's busy schedule.   KingFit is solving this problem with a free for the user app, that brings the educators to the palm of your hand and delivers the programming in consumable bite-size pieces that the patient can go through on their time at their pace.   The KingFit super star team of diabetes educators have combined to publish over 20 books, 300 articles and started 5 diabetes focused businesses. They have sat on regional and national boards for the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. The programs they have developed for the application follow the guidelines for accredited diabetes self-management education. KingFit is unique because it includes a master of nursing, an exercise physiologist, a psychologist and a dietitian. This gives people access to expertise in a way like never before at scale.   The KingFit application is the only diabetes self-management education that can act as a stand alone program or as a supplement to an existing chronic disease management workflow. CONTACT THE KINGFIT TEAM TODAY https://kingfit.io/pages/contact-us  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Read this on the web Have you ever wondered why your employer buys your health insurance for you? They don't get involved in car insurance, home owners, etc. Why healthcare? To understand that, you have to go all the way back to World War II. When the federal government froze wages during WWII, employers needed a way to compete for employees. As it turned out, benefits weren't included in this freeze and became a great way to attract talent. And then, as often happens, inertia took over and we just kept doing it that way. For a while, that wasn't such a big deal, but then healthcare costs began to explode. And it happened so quickly that before we realized it, companies like Starbucks were spending more on health benefits than on coffee beans.  Healthcare is now one of the top P&L items for every business in the U.S. Unfortunately, most C-suites aren't looking at it as a strategic opportunity. Instead, they task ill-equipped benefits managers with trying to find the best "deal" and just "hope it doesn't go up too much this year". Today's guest is trying to change all of that. Chris Skisak is the Executive Director of the Houston Business Coalition on Health (HBCH). Chris and his team at HBCH are determined to make all employers aware of the strategic opportunity that health benefits represent and help them  execute on that opportunity. What you'll learn: What is HBCH? (1:36) What was the catalyst for employers coming together to try and collaborate on controlling healthcare costs and outcomes? (2:50) The history of healthcare purchasing and how we've gotten to where we are today (6:30) Do employers worry about investing in their employees' health only to have them leave? (12:30) Do employers have access to useful quality and outcomes data? Can they get their own claims? (16:30) What types of employers are good candidates for this approach - that is, who is best positioned to take advantage of the strategic opportunity in health benefits purchasing? (19:00) How do you get the C-suite involved? (21:00) What is a Chief Health Strategy Officer and why do you think most employers need one? (21:00) What is the Walmart Centers of Excellence program and how does it serve as a model for employers to make better health benefits decisions? (23:45) Using collective influence and tools like Choosing Wisely and LeapFrog to drive change (30:30) Tell us about some of HBCH's current initiatives aimed at improving quality of care and saving money for employers and their staff. (35.40) What's the one thing that every employer should be doing right now? (43:00) Of all the cost-savings and quality programs that I work on and study, the employer-centric approach is the most encouraging. Employers have a unique combination of pain, opportunity and spending power that should give them the sustained motivation to do this. They may be the only ones who can move the needle in a meaningful way in the near-term. I'm excited to see what happens in the next few years. ~ Don Lee   About Chris Skisak Chris became Director in August of 2014. Prior to HBCH, he was President and Founder of Corporate Health Management Solutions, an organizational health and productivity management company providing consulting and software to employers and their health management partners to demonstrate the value of an integrated health management strategy. Dr. Skisak had previously worked 25 years with Houston Fortune 50 energy companies in a variety of health management positions. He is originally from Chicago and attended the University of Illinois. He received his B.S. from the University of Houston and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas School of Public Health. About HBCH - Houston Business Coalition on Health The Houston Business Coalition on Health (HBCH) is an employer-centric organization that allows for the sharing of evidence-based strategies and practices, while using its collective influence to assist employers effectively and efficiently deliver the spectrum of its health benefits investments.  Employer-centric implies that the value of healthcare and benefits delivery is viewed from the focal lens of the employer.  HBCH is able to discuss and impact employer health in a unique environment that brings together employers, health plans, hospital systems, physicians, benefits consultants and other health services providers.   All healthcare is local, so much of HBCH's effort is oriented towards local improvement.  However, HBCH works with national organizations to assist employers achieve improvement in other cities where its employer members may have a presence. http://houstonbch.org/ Keynote Speaker: Elisabeth Rosenthal, author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (which is a pretty good book - I listened on Audible and the reader was good at 1.25 speed). Houston Business Coalition on Health on LinkedIn Houston Business Coalition on Health on Twitter Mentioned on the podcast The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions - HBCH is a member NORC Study - Employer Perspectives on the Health Insurance Market: A Survey of Businesses in the United States: Research Highlights - Research shows that many employers in the United States that offer health insurance to employees are unfamiliar with objective metrics of health plan quality information, and most consider costs both to their organization and their employees as important factors when selecting plans. Chris told us that only 7% of employers consider objective measures of health when choosing a plan and that is why we need eValue8. eValue8 - eValue8™ was created by business coalitions and employers like Marriott and General Motors to measure and evaluate health plan performance. eValue8™ asks health plans probing questions about how they manage critical processes that control costs, reduce and eliminate waste, ensure patient safety, close gaps in care and improve health and health care. Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care by Marty Makary - another great book to checkout (again, I did this on Audible at 1.25x). This came up in the context of how we all need help in selecting the right surgeon. Warning... this one is a bit startling. National Diabetes Prevention Program a CDC program that Chris tells us has been shown to prevent many pre-diabetics from becoming diabetic, saving employers big money and improving the lives of their staff. Related If you're into all of this then you should be following Dave Chase. He wrote a book called CEO's Guide to Restoring the American Dream, is working on a movie about this called The Big Heist and founded the Health Rosetta Institute to develop and disseminate a blueprint for high-performance health benefits. He was also a guest on our video podcast to discuss the movie project: Replay: The #hcbiz Show! Ep. 29: The Big Heist Film Project w/ Dave Chase Weekly Updates If you like what we're doing here, then please consider signing up for our weekly newsletter. You'll get one email from me each week detailing: New podcast episodes and blog posts. Content or ideas that I've found valuable in the past week. 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In this episode of Creating a New Healthcare, Dr. Zeev Neuwirth interviews Sean Duffy, who is one of the most lauded pioneers in the space of digital health & digital behavioral medicine. Sean and his colleagues at Omada Health are clearly trailblazers in numerous ways. The company has used the foundation of a widely-respected, evidence-based intervention -- the National Diabetes Prevention Program -- and transformed it into a convenient, digital platform that is consumer-oriented, customer-friendly, and that delivers a personalized experience for users. Sean and his team focus their intervention on a specific, clinical population that represents one of our nation's most significant and growing healthcare problems -- those at elevated risk for type diabetes and other obesity-related chronic conditions. While capturing some of the most cutting-edge approaches to behavior change, Omada has incorporated their solution into the mainstream of healthcare delivery, adhering to all regulatory requirements while working to have the intervention coded and paid for like any other billable event. Omada's plan is not to go around the legacy healthcare system, but to become a working part of it.  Sean's Omada story is one of courage, conviction & commitment - toward taking patient-centered care, the patient user experience & patient engagement to the 10X realm.  It's a story you will definitely want to hear. 

This week, the White House budget director hinted at adding mandatory drug rebates in Medicare; a report found seniors are paying more than ever out-of-pocket for healthcare; and the National Diabetes Prevention Program released promising data from the first 4 years of the program.

Dr. Clum’s success in creating integrated programs for insulin resistance specifically focusing on diabetes, diabetes prevention, metabolic syndrome, weight loss resistance, obesity, and cardio-metabolic issues led him to join a national corporate wellness and population health company, ADURO inc in 2014 which serves 140 employers and over 1,000,000 employees.  Here at ADURO Dr. Clum has designed and delivered the first alternative diabetes prevention program that rivals and beats the national statistics of the National Diabetes Prevention Program from the N.I.H., and the C.D.C. www.unleashyourgeneius.com http://www.patchoguechiropractor.com/about-patchogue/ www.cactuschiropractic.com.au https://www.youtube.com/user/dccdc2b

Guest: Ann Albright, PhD, RD Host: Steven Edelman, MD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is aggressively becoming hands-on in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. A new national diabetes prevention program is under way under the tutelage of previous successful clinical research and trials results. What can healthcare professionals treating patients with diabetes learn and how can they get involved? Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and his guest, the director of the division of diabetes translation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ann Albright, as they discuss the criteria for the National Diabetes Prevention Program.