GHC Wellness is partnering with Floyd Medical Center to provide a Pre-Diabetes Prevention Program. We will be holding “class-zero” interest sessions with educators from Floyd. Pre-Diabetes prevention will be offered to all GHC employees and spouses for up to 15 people per cohort.
If you are interested and qualify, the session will be held on:
February 6th at Floyd in Walraven 251 at 10:00 a.m. or virtually on Collaborate via the following link:
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/8786a996d2d24c05aef422e0c524c2c4
According to the CDC, pre-diabetes is when your blood sugar is higher than normal but is not yet diabetes. This can put you at greater risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney failure etc. Type 2 diabetes is preventable! Take the pre-diabetes screening test below to see if you qualify for the Pre-Diabetes Prevention Program:
| Yes | No | |
| 1 | 0 | Are you a woman who has had a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth?
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| 1 | 0 | Do you have a sister or brother with diabetes?
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| 1 | 0 | Do you have a parent with diabetes?
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| 5 | 0 | Find your height on the chart. Do you weigh as much or more than weight listed for your height? |
| 5 | 0 | Are you younger than 65 years of age and get little or no exercise in a typical day? |
| 5 | 0 | Are you between 45 and 64 years of age or older?
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| 9 | 0 | Are you 65 years of age or older?
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| At-Risk Weight Chart | |||
| Height | Weight | Height | Weight |
| 4’10 | 129 | 5’7 | 172 |
| 4’11 | 133 | 5’8 | 177 |
| 5’0 | 138 | 5’9 | 182 |
| 5’1 | 143 | 5’10 | 188 |
| 5’2 | 147 | 5’11 | 193 |
| 5’3 | 152 | 6’0 | 199 |
| 5’4 | 157 | 6’1 | 204 |
| 5’5 | 162 | 6’2 | 210 |
| 5’6 | 167 | 6’3 | 216 |
| 6’4 | 221 |
Scores of 3-8: Risk for pre-diabetes is low for now.
Scores of 9 or more: Risk for pre-diabetes is high.
Please contact Alex Moon in Human Resources for questions.