PATH’s Transform for Prediabetes program is back this year, helping to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes in participants. You can complete a survey to determine your eligibility by going to the Benefits Page and clicking VP Transform for Prediabetes. You’ll also receive emails throughout 2023 with a link to click to access the survey.

Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough for a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 88 million American adults — or more than 1 in 3 — have prediabetes — and more than 84 percent do not know they have it.

If you have prediabetes, the cells in your body do not respond to insulin, a hormone made by your pancreas, as they should. Insulin is a “key” that unlocks cells to let in blood sugar the cells use as energy. When your cells do not respond correctly, your pancreas makes more and more insulin to try to get the job done. Eventually, though, your pancreas just can’t keep up, and your blood sugar rises, setting the stage for prediabetes.

You can have undetected prediabetes for years with no clear symptoms, until serious health problems such as Type 2 diabetes, or worse, develop. But you can delay or prevent prediabetes by taking the right steps now — like completing the Transform for Prediabetes survey!

Those who are eligible and enroll in Transform for Prediabetes receive the following:

• Regular check-ins with a health coach.
• Digital body-weight scale (since there is a goal of a 5–7 percent reduction of starting body weight).
• Fitbit Tracker to monitor physical activity (with a goal of 150 minutes per week).
• Access to a separate Transform App that includes helpful tools like meal tracking (by taking pictures) and weekly lessons.

“Transform for Prediabetes is part of PATH’s focus on helping people address health concerns before they seriously impact their well-being,” explains Lauren Blackburn, PDRMA Wellness Consultant. “This program can help you make lifestyle changes to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems. Best of all, it offers one-on-one help along with the other resources you need to be successful.”