Starting March 12 - Free Diabetes Prevention Program

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Mar 12, 2020, 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Good news! There is a lot you can do to prevent diabetes and the best time to start is now.

Join us March 12 to kick off a nationally recognized Diabetes Prevention Program, offered at Morrisville Family Health Care at 609 Washington Hwy in Morrisville.

Classes are from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. and are absolutely free! Participants meet once a week for 16 weeks — March 12–May 28, followed by every other week, and then monthly for a total of 25 sessions.

To register or to learn more about the program please call Hannah Ancel or Elise McKenna at 802-888-6042.

Is the program right for you?
You have a greater risk for diabetes if you:
• Are overweight or more than overweight
• Don't get enough exercise
• Have high blood pressure
• Have abnormal cholesterol
• Have a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes

Learn more about your risk and how the Diabetes Prevention Program can help at https://myhealthyvt.org/workshop/diabetes-prevention/

"Taking this class during mud season in Vermont was a perfect time for me — it got me into healthy habits, I felt better after the class, met new people, and at my last checkup with my doctor, my numbers were good. I would take it again, but I don't have to!" —Past participant

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