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Diabetes Prevention Profile
Second try at prevention program brings healthy results
By the Warm Springs
Diabetes Prevention Program
T h e Warm Springs Diabe
tes Prevention Program is a
program that works with in
dividuals w ho are considered
to be at a higher risk o f de
veloping Type II Diabetes.
The Diabetes Prevention
P rogram offers a 16-week
Native Lifestyle Balance cur
riculum that provides patient
education focusing on holis
tic well-being, nutrition, physi
cal activity and weight-loss.
As m o st o f us know,
change is never easy espe
cially when it comes to mak
ing healthier lifestyle changes.
D orothy Shadley knows that
first hand.
D orothy first joined the
Diabetes Prevention Program
because she n o ticing how
many people in the commu
nity have complications due
to diabetes.
This was a real eye-opener,
and made her want to work
towards becoming healthier.
But som e things are easier
said than done.
E ventually, n o t feeling
motivated to finish the cur
riculum, Dorothy quit attend
ing the Native Lifestyle Bal
ance classes. H ow ever she
held interest in completing the
program, and joined for the
second time.
, “The second time, I joined
for the right reasons,” D or
othy says, “which is doing.it
for me— to feel better, and
mostly to become healthier.”
D o ro th y com pleted the
16-week curriculum. “A part
o f th e m o tiv a tio n th a t
pushed m e to finish came
from the lifestyle coaches,”
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she says. “T h ey are very
knowledgeable in their posi
tions.”
Through the Diabetes Pre
vention Program she becom
ing educated about diabetes,
and ways to prevent diabetes.
T h e classes ta u g h t »her
about eating right, exercising,
being healthy and learning
new and healthier ways to
cook.
T he challenges D orothy
faced while being in the pro
gram were keeping track o f
her food log on a daily basis,
re a d in g fo o d lab els, and
c o u n tin g calories. E v en
though classes have ended
D orothy still maintains a daily
nutrition log.
Since joining the Diabetes
P revention Program , D o r
othy has made some healthy
nutrition changes. These in
clude:
Watching portion size, giv
ing up processed foods, de
creasing fast food intake, in
creasing w ater intake to a
minimum o f eight glasses a
day; and eating fruits and veg
etables on a daily basis.
In addition D orothy has
maintained a regular exercise
Her biggest success
has been a weight
loss o f 51 pounds
during the past
eight months...
schedule since being in the
program.
Dorothy feels the program
assisted her in .working to
wards her goals by doing one-
on-one coaching sessions with
h e r lifesty le co ac h Jo y
Ramirez.
“I don’t feel like I could
have come this far w ithout
her consistent support-Blthe
em ails and te x t m essages
helped m e stay m otivated.
Since day one, she took the
time to listen to my frustra
tions and successes. The in
centives I receive from the
program are a plus— my fa
vorite being the George Fore
m an Grill.”
D o ro th y states th at her
biggest success has been a
weight loss o f 51 pounds dur
ing the past eight months.
She attributes this to keep>
ing a daily nutrition log andi
regular physical activity. An-1
other success has been being
able to hike Camel Back.
O n D orothy’s daily com*
mute to work it’s comm on tea
see p e o p le h ik in g C arn et
Back. It was som ething she-
always wanted to try but nev ei
had.
Then, shortly after joining
D P P D orothy started walk-»
ing C am el B ack w ith he»,
lifestyle coach. They started-
on a weekly basis, then in-1
creased to twice a week, each
tim e w o rk in g h a r d e r . tej
shorten her time.
Pride and accomplishment
best describes how D orothy
felt the first time she walked
Camel Back in 70 minutes. «
Asked if she can offer any
advice to people in the com*
munity about the preventing
o f diabetes, she says:
“ L earn a b o u t Diabetes-'
Prevention by attending th a
weekly classes, and m ost of.
all, Be honest to yourself. I t’
is very im p o rta n t to tak<J
good care o f your health and
it will definitely make you feel
better.”
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