physically active,” said Ann Albright, director of the Center for Disease Control and Preventions’s Division of Diabetes Translation.
“Men and women with prediabetes can cut their risk when they participate in a CDC-recognized National Diabetes Prevention Program, scientifically proven programs to help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes,” Albright said in an American Medical Association/CDC news release.
The “Do I Have Prediabetes” campaign features public service ads showing viewers who might have prediabetes and urges them to take an one-minute online prediabetes risk test.
Those who get a high score are directed to speak with their doctor to confirm a diagnosis of prediabetes, and then enroll in the CDC program.
The campaign website also offers healthy lifestyle tips and a link to a registry of more than