The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) offers the Diabetes Prevention Program (PreventT2), a no-cost, year-long class focused on making healthy lifestyle changes to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Anyone 18 or older who has not previously been diagnosed with diabetes, is at risk for prediabetes or diabetes, or has previously had gestational diabetes is encouraged to participate.
This group class allows participants to receive support from their assigned lifestyle coach and each other.
Program Benefits
The PreventT2 lifestyle change program can help you lose weight, become more physically active, and reduce stress.
With PreventT2, you get:
- A proven program to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes
- A CDC-approved curriculum and trained lifestyle coach
- A year-long program with weekly meetings for the first 6 months, then once or twice a month for the second 6 months
- Support from others like you as you learn new skills