liveWELL provides the Diabetes Prevention Program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to eligible faculty and staff. The program includes a full year of group support while focusing on strategies that work best for you to eat healthier, get more active, manage stress, and live a healthier lifestyle.
Registration Info
Attending an online info session is required to register for the program. You only need to attend one info session.
Cost
Free to enroll – Employees pay program fee of $500 if they do not meet min attendance requirements
Eligibility
You must meet all of the following criteria:
University of Iowa faculty and staff in 50 percent or greater, regular positions
Complete the Personal Health Assessment
Be overweight (body mass index above 25)
Have not been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Not be pregnant
In addition, you must meet one of the following criteria:
Have had a recent blood test in the pre-diabetes range, which includes one of the following tests and results:
Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7–6.4 percent
Fasting plasma glucose 100–125 mg/dL
Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 gm glucose load) 140–199 mg/dL
Have received a result of high risk for type 2 diabetes on the Prediabetes Risk Test
A doctor previously diagnosed you with gestational diabetes
Contact
Phone: 319-353-2973
Email: livewell@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: E119 CRWC