Jumpstart Your Health diabetes prevention program announces Glen Ellyn screening dates

Edward-Elmhurst Health’s Jumpstart Your Health diabetes prevention program has announced screening dates and times at the B.R. Ryall YMCA of Northwestern DuPage County, 49 Deicke Dr. in Glen Ellyn.

The free prediabetes screenings for community members will determine if they qualify for the program, which is designed to help participants make lasting changes to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes.

Jumpstart Your Health screenings at the B.R. Ryall YMCA will be held:

• Tuesday, January 12, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Thursday, January 14, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Saturday, January 16, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Thursday, January 21, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Sign-up is required. For more information and to sign up, call (331) 221-0429. If you’ve already been told by your physician that you have prediabetes, call to register for the program at (331) 221-0429.

Jumpstart Your Health is a year-long program that incorporates lifestyle changes to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. The program stresses weight loss and moderate physical activity, which has proven successful in preventing or delaying diabetes in people who have or are at risk for prediabetes. Jumpstart Your Health includes:

--16 weekly group sessions followed by six monthly sessions to help maintain healthy lifestyle changes
--A trained lifestyle coach to guide and offer encouragement
--The skills needed to lose weight, be more physically active and manage stress
--Support from other participants with the same goals

There is no cost to Jumpstart Your Health participants due to support from the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation and grant funding from the Lions Club International Foundation, Lions District 1-J and Elmhurst Lions Club. The program is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Diabetes Prevention effort.

For more information about Edward-Elmhurst Health’s diabetes care, visit www.EEHealth.org/services/diabetes.