Why Should You Act?
Prediabetes Is a Growing Workforce Issue with Serious Health and Cost Consequences.
One in six Indian adults has prediabetes, More than 9 in 10 don’t even know they have it. Prediabetes puts a person at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, heart attack, and stroke.
Without intervention, many people with prediabetes could develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years.
Prevention Is Profitable
It’s no exaggeration; diabetes is a serious workforce issue. But you can help prevent type 2 diabetes; and it’s typically much cheaper to prevent diabetes than to treat the consequences of the disease.
Here are a few of the direct benefits:
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Increase employee productivity
by reducing absenteeism and increasing engagement in preventative care
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Manage costs
through lower health care spending and smaller premium increases
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Improve employee engagement and satisfaction
by offering a program with proven health benefits
Act B4 Diabetes Benefits
The Act B4 Diabetes Prevention Program follows a year long evidence-based curriculum and is led by a trained Lifestyle Coach and Doctors.
Participants learn new skills, set goals, and receive group support. Together, participants learn to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes through weight loss, healthy eating, coping with challenges, and increased physical activity.
Offer Act B4 Diabetes Prevention
Below is a checklist to guide you through making the decision to offer the Act B4 Diabetes program as a covered benefit at your organization.
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Discover:
First, you’ll discover how type 2 diabetes is affecting your organization.
Then, you’ll learn how you can reduce the impact of diabetes by covering the Act B4 Diabetes program as a health or wellness benefit.
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Request a brochure and evaluate the statistics.
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Schedule a demonstration with our corporate care team
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Decide:
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Next, you’ll decide whether the program is right for your organization.
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Promote awareness of prediabetes to employees and their families.
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Include prediabetes screening and testing in annual biometrics screenings.
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Refer eligible individuals to a diabetes prevention lifestyle change program or encourage them to speak with their doctor about enrolling in the program.
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Act:
Finally, you’ll take the first steps to adopt and implement the program.
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Encourage senior leadership to get screened themselves and demonstrate a commitment to diabetes prevention.
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Work with insurance carriers to include Diabetes Prevention Programs as a covered benefit for all employees
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Offer the Act B4 Diabetes Prevention Program at your worksite
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What Can You Do Next?
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Act B4 Diabetes Awareness Partner
Free to join, raise employee awareness by circulating our scientific material internally
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Act B4 Diabetes Screening Partner
No Fees, just resource charges. Conduct an online/ on-site risk check for your employees
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Act B4 Diabetes Covered Partner
Sponsor at risk and interested employees to the Diabetes Prevention Program
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