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To begin, Diabetes is alleged to be an illness where the blood sugars levels are deemed to be too high. Glucose is extracted from the foods people consume. Foods rich in glucose include starch and carbohydrates. Insulin is the hormone that regulates the levels of glucose in the blood. The hormone converts the sugar into energy. Diabetes comes in when the body does not make insulin. Then again, the CDC estimated that more people are getting type 2 diabetes. The National DPP brought evidence based lifestyle change program that would help the local communities to get rid of type 2 diabetes. In the year 2012, the CDC selected AADE as one of the partners that would assist in expansion of the national DPP. The overall gals is to make lifestyle changes that would benefit people who are at risk of acquiring diabetes. On the other hand, in type 2 diabetes, the body cannot make or utilize insulin. Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in the body. A person can also suffer from prediabetes. It is a condition where the blood sugar is above average but not higher enough to be called diabetes. Altogether, a person with prediabetes is at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. As time passes by, having too many levels of glucose in the blood could have serious problems. It could damage the eyes, kidneys as well as nerves. Diabetes could also lead to heart disease and stroke. Therefore, with all this adverse effects this public issue qualifies to be investigated and addressed by scholars. After a massive public outcry, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has facilitated the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program. Through this program, the proprietors aims to provide quality assurance measures through which companies can demonstrate their abilities to effectively lifestyle changes programs. The program comes with in person training, virtual assisted learning as well as distance learning.

Impacts of the Diabetes Prevention program

The in-person training programs impacts people on a one on one basis. The people are divided into groups where they have lifestyle coaches. The hands on demonstrations assist learners and the coach provide handouts with information and practice activities. Most of the in person sessions are said to have three parts. The first one is a review on a weekly basis that includes the private weigh-in. The other one is a discussion about a week’s topic that gives a person a chance to learn from the programs. The other one is a wrap up and to do list with handouts to reinforce what has already been learnt.

Similarly, the online programs are 100 percent online. Sometimes they are a combination of online and in person training sessions (Ramachandran & Snehalatha, 2011). However, they all follow the CDC approved curriculums. The program includes a lifestyle coach. Even so, most of the online tracking programs assist the people to log food and the physical activities. The CDC lifestyle also provides substantial criticism from lifestyle coaches.

The online platform is said to be a great option is a patient finds it hard to attend the on-site meetings. Also, it is convenient if there are no in-person programs around. Unless on exceptional circumstances, the initiatives run for a year. The patients are encouraged not to skip the training, since the lifestyle changes is an ongoing process. Rather, the patients are encouraged to stay on the program for a full year. It assists them to stick to new habits and at the same time keep away from the old habits. As far as cost is concerned, some of the employers cover the cost of these initiatives (Ramachandran & Snehalatha, 2011). Even so, a patient should check with their employer to see if the program is included.

Who does it impact?

Overall, the program seeks to benefit people who are at risk of acquiring diabetes. Likewise, the program is also open to people who would like to remain healthy. The diabetes prevention program could assist everyone to embrace healthy lifestyles that would prevent future incidences of diabetes. Furthemore, the program is open to people with prediabetes. The prevention program could help these people to adjust their lifestyles so that they cannot contract diabetes. The lifestyle adjustment programs could eliminate the risks of heart attack and stroke that is linked with prediabetes. It could also improve the overall patient’s health.

Significance to the public health

Broadly, according to the CDC website, the diabetes program provides health benefits and additional health-related services by utilizing various platforms. The program also works alongside other managed care organizations that accept per member per month capital payments. Thus, most patients can have access to the program through the managed healthcare system of coverage (Dunkley et al, 2014). The whole point is to reduce the number of new diabetes cases. Altogether, through the utilization of the managed healthcare, more people can have access to the programs. The diabetes program also aims at improving the quality of health care. In essence, led health systems are intended to minimizing the cost and enhancing the quality of services provided.

To sum up, the Medicaid also coordinates with various medical service providers as well as medical facilitators to ensure that the members are provided care at reduced prices. The vendor's of the diabetes prevention program have designed networks to be utilized in the whole process (Baker et al, 2011). The managed healthcare and diabetes prevention program will enable the members to access quality health care training that suits their unique needs. Finally, unlike the traditional programs, the current prevention program comes with a flexibility plan that allows the members to select their preferred plans.

References

Ali, M. K., Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., & Williamson, D. F. (2012). How effective were lifestyle interventions in real-world settings that were modeled on the Diabetes Prevention Program?. Health affairs, 31(1), 67-75.

Baker, M. K., Simpson, K., Lloyd, B., Bauman, A. E., & Singh, M. A. F. (2011). Behavioral strategies in diabetes prevention programs: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes research and clinical practice, 91(1), 1-12.

Dunkley, A. J., Bodicoat, D. H., Greaves, C. J., Russell, C., Yates, T., Davies, M. J., & Khunti, K. (2014). Diabetes prevention in the real world: effectiveness of pragmatic lifestyle interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and of the impact of adherence to guideline recommendations. Diabetes care, 37(4), 922-933.

Ramachandran, A., & Snehalatha, C. (2011). Diabetes prevention programs. Medical Clinics of North America, 95(2), 353-372.