Garnet Health to Host Free Diabetes Prevention Program

MIDDLETOWN/HARRIS, NY (Jan. 8, 2025) — Garnet Health is offering a free 12-month Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for qualified individuals. All classes are led by certified life coaches.

DPP is a scientifically proven and effective CDC-led lifestyle-enhancement program that can help prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes. It is designed to teach individuals how to make better food choices and increase physical activity. It also provides helpful ways to stay motivated, manage stress and identify problems that can slow progress. Qualified participants will work together to achieve their goals, under the guidance of certified lifestyle coaches.

This in-person program will run for 16 sessions, beginning January 27. Sessions will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Garnet Health Medical Center Outpatient Building, Conference Room 3B (707 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940.)

“According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of three American adults has prediabetes—and most do not know it,” said Shelly DeHaan, MPA, RD, CDCES, CDN, CDTC, director of Garnet Health’s Diabetes and Nutrition Counseling Services. “The Diabetes Prevention Program at Garnet Health is research-based and proven to help prevent and delay the development of Type 2 diabetes. It effectively motivates and supports people with prediabetes to make practical, real-life changes, while reducing their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by more than half.”

To be eligible for DPP, participants must:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Be overweight (body mass index ≥25; ≥23 if Asian).
• Have no previous diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
• Have either:
  • A blood test result in the prediabetes range within the past year (hemoglobin A1C: 5.7%–6.4%);
  • Fasting plasma glucose of 100–125 mg/dL;
  • Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75-gram glucose load) of 140–199 mg/dL; or
  • A previous diagnosis of gestational diabetes or positive screening for prediabetes based on the CDC Prediabetes Screening Test.

To learn more about Garnet Health’s Diabetes Prevention Program, to register, or to see if you qualify, please call (845) 333-2705 or visit garnethealth.org/diabetesprevention.

About Garnet Health 
Garnet Health is a New York State not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Middletown, New York, approximately 60 miles northwest of New York City. It is the corporate parent of Garnet Health Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center – Catskills, Garnet Health Doctors, Garnet Health Urgent Care, Garnet Health Foundation and Garnet Health Foundation – Catskills. Garnet Health is dedicated to developing specialty services, medical programs and needed healthcare services that allow residents to remain close to home to receive quality care.

Providing healthcare to approximately 500,000 residents in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, Garnet Health was designed to improve the quality, stability and efficiency of healthcare services in the mid-Hudson and Catskills region. Garnet Health provides the services of more than 4,000 employed professionals and over 850 medical staff members. An academic affiliate of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Garnet Health retains compassionate professionals who continually strive toward the hospital’s mission to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional healthcare. To learn more about Garnet Health, visit garnethealth.org.