The National Diabetes Prevention Program is a CDC-approved program that teaches lifestyle changes to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Click here to see if you may be at risk for Type 2 diabetes.  Please note: This program is not designed for people who have already been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program will help you: 

• learn how to eat healthier
• be more physically active and manage stress
• develop skills to make healthier choices to lose weight
• get the long-term support you need to stick with the changes

The Diabetes Prevention Program meets once a week for 16 weeks, then once or twice a month for the rest of the year.  A trained lifestyle coach will provide guidance and encouragement throughout the program. Classes are one-hour, and will be held at the same time each week. 

The class begins on Thursday October 18, 2018 at 4:00 PM, and classes will meet at Healthy Community Coalition, 105 Mt. Blue Circle, Farmington, ME across the street from the hospital.

MaineHealth Employees: Please call (207) 661-7294 to receive the employee code you will need to apply at check-out.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program is a CDC-led initiative that teaches lifestyle changes to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Click here to see if you may be at risk for prediabetes.  Please note: This program is not designed for people who have already been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

The Diabetes Prevention Program will help you: 

• Learn how to eat healthier, be more physically active and manage stress
• Develop skills to make healthier choices to lose weight
• Get the long-term support you need to stick with the changes

The Diabetes Prevention Program meets for one year: once a week for 16 weeks, then bi-monthly or monthly for the rest of the year.  A trained Lifestyle Coach will provide guidance and encouragement throughout the program. Classes are one-hour, and will be held at the same time each week. 

The class begins on Tuesday October 30, 2018 at 5:00 PM, and classes will meet at the Learning Resource Center in Falmouth.

MaineHealth Employees: Please call (207) 661-7294 to receive the employee code you will need to apply at check-out. 

The National Diabetes Prevention Program is is a CDC-led initiative that teaches lifestyle changes to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Click here to see if you may be at risk for Type 2 diabetes.  Please note: This program is not designed for people who have already been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program program will help you: 

• Learn how to eat healtheir and be active
• Develop skills to make healthier choices
• Get the long-term support you need to stick with the changes.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program meets for one year: once a week for 16 weeks, then bi-monthly or monthly for the rest of the year.  A trained lifestyle coach will provide guidance and encouragement throughout the program. Classes are one-hour, and will be held at the same time each week. 

MaineHealth Employees: Please call 661-7294 to receive the employee code you will need at registration.

The LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group meets every other month on the fourth Thursday at 1:15 pm to allow participants to share experiences and to know that they do not have to deal with diabetes alone. A guest speaker joins each meeting to present a topic they believe people with diabetes and their friends and family members may find beneficial.

For more information, please call LincolnHealth Diabetes Program Coordinator Patricia Brewer, RN, Diabetes Educator, at 207-563-4518. The Diabetes Education Room is on the third floor of the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in Damariscotta.