How Do I Get Started?

Step 1: Get tested

Journey to a Healthier Me offers an A1c screening at NO COST to you! If you have had an A1c ­ within the past year that was in the prediabetes range, you will not need to be re-tested.

Step 2: Confirm your eligibility

To participate in the program, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25 (23 if Asian)
  • Don’t know what your BMI is! visit, https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
  • Have no previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
  • Have received a blood test result in the prediabetes range in the past year, OR have been previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes (diabetes when pregnant)
    1. A fasting blood glucose score of 100 to 125 mg/dl
    2. An A1c test resulting in a level of 5.7-6.4 percent, or
    3. Plasma glucose measured 2 hours after a 75 gm glucose load, with a result of 140-199 mg/dl

You cannot participate in the program if you:

  • Are pregnant
  • Have already been diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes
  • Have a BMI less than 25 (23 if Asian)

Step 3: Enroll in the program

If you meet the eligibility criteria or have specific questions, contact 704-920-1279 or 704-920-1362 to discover more about the program.

Thank you!

Thank you to all of our participants! This program couldn’t happen without you. Thank you for your time and your commitment to health. And most of all, thank you for sharing your successes with us and everyone around you! Your impact lives on!

Third Street Presbyterian: We are happy and healthy!

Gaston-3rd St. Summer

McGill: Journey to a Healthier Me is opening our eyes to health!

Cabarrus-McGill_Summer

Friendship: This class is so much fun!

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First Missionary: We just Graduated! We have changed our lives!

First Missionary Baptist Church

Hear from our participants:

"I have been more conscious about food purchases and preparation. Drinking water instead of soda. I have spent more time exercising, more conscious about my posture, parking at a distance when shopping."

"This program has fit into what I have been doing and has made me more aware of what I should do to lose weight and reduce my risk of diabetes, high cholesterol, etc."

"It’s for everyone. I feel welcomed and loved."

"I appreciate the comments on the food and exercise logs because it motivates me to do something different or better."