The South County YMCA is one of only 24 diabetes prevention programs in the nation being offered. It is based on research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which showed that by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a small amount of weight, a person with pre-diabetes can prevent or delay the onset of type-2 diabetes by 58%.For more information about the CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program:
For more information about the local prevention program in Sarasota County or to see if you qualify, contact Jennifer Tucker-Mogensen at 941-492-9622 or jtucker@veniceymca.org
