Think having prediabetes is a one-way ticket to diabetes? Think again. Healthy lifestyle changes can help reverse prediabetes—a major CDC study proves it. For several years, CentraState has participated in the CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program. This year-long, evidence-based, healthy lifestyle program helps participants to reverse the progression towards diabetes. [...]
Retired Freehold couple Jane and Donald O’Brien, ages 62 and 63, hadn’t been prioritizing healthy eating and exercise habits – until they were both diagnosed with prediabetes last fall. After enrolling in CentraState’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program, they’re now healthier than they’ve been in [...]
More than 84% of adults with prediabetes don’t know they have it. You may be asking yourself… do I have prediabetes? Prediabetes is when your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as diabetes. Factors like being overweight or physically inactive put [...]
Manalapan Resident Credits CentraState Quartet for Changing Her Life When Meriwyn Travisano was diagnosed with diabetes a decade ago, her doctor told her to lose weight. Having struggled with the scale most of her life, Meriwyn, 51, felt dismissed. She didn’t go back to that doctor, and her weight [...]
Like many others struggling with prediabetes, Claire Gallagher, 66, had tried everything to lose weight and get healthier. Encouraged by her nurse practitioner, she enrolled in CentraState’s Diabetes Prevention Program. After a year of education, support, and sustainable lifestyle changes, Claire lost more than 45 pounds and gained a [...]
When it comes to fighting diabetes, knowledge is the best medicine. That’s because more than 84 percent of people at risk of developing diabetes, a condition known as prediabetes, don’t even know it. With knowledge comes the power to prevent the illness that can lead to serious health consequences [...]
