Personal Diabetes Prevention Coaching Program
An introduction to a health program offering guidance on lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes, focusing on weight loss, healthier eating, increased activity, better sleep, and stress management.
A d e s u c o f m a r g o r p o g n iv o r p m i n y h tl a e h r u o Introducing personal diabetes prevention coaching Roughly 96 million Americans are living with prediabetes, but 80% aren’t even aware they have it. 1 Prediabetes often doesn’t cause symptoms, but it does increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. For Hispanic Americans, there is an increased risk of prediabetes, and the chances of developing type 2 diabetes are more than 17% higher. 2 That’s why Anthem has partnered with Lark to offer a Diabetes Prevention Program that can help you determine if you’re at risk for prediabetes and, if needed, take steps to address it. This program can help you: Better health is within your reach Lose weight Eat healthier Increase activity Sleep better Manage stress Participate in this program at no extra cost as part of your health plan. Track your progress, have weekly phone sessions with your coach, and learn about prediabetes. This program is flexible, customized for you, and follows guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help you make small changes that can improve your health and decrease your risk over time. 129142MUMENABS VPOD BV Rev. 08/22 This program can help you: Better health is within your reach Participate in this program at no extra cost as part of your health plan. Track your progress, have weekly phone sessions with your coach, and learn about prediabetes. This program is flexible, customized for you, and follows guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help you make small changes that can improve your health and decrease your risk over time. A program focused on improving your health Roughly 96 million Americans are living with prediabetes, but 80% aren’t even aware they have it.1 Prediabetes often doesn’t cause symptoms, but it does increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. For Hispanic Americans, there is an increased risk of prediabetes, and the chances of developing type 2 diabetes are more than 17% higher.2 That’s why has partnered with Lark to offer a Diabetes Prevention Program that can help you determine if you’re at risk for prediabetes and, if needed, take steps to address it. BV Rev. 08/22 Eat healthier Increase activity Lose weight Sleep better Manage stress Introducing personal diabetes prevention coaching
Weight loss with Lark Losing weight can make a big difference in lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes. Lark members lose an average of 4.4% of their body weight in 12 months on the Diabetes Prevention Program. 3 As part of the program, you receive a wireless scale at no extra cost to help you track your weight loss progress, so you can share updates with your coach. Personal coaching support Your coach can help keep you motivated and offer extra support for your health goals. During the course of the program, your coach will: Email you weekly lessons on topics such as staying motivated, finding time for physical activity, and grocery shopping for healthy foods. Offer personalized advice during regular phone coaching sessions (the program includes up to one call per week). Help you learn about how stress affects your health and how to cope with it. You are in control of your health. Prevent diabetes and start improving your overall health and well-being today. Learn if you are at risk for prediabetes Go to lark.com/anthem and take a quick one-minute survey to see if you could benefit from Lark’s Diabetes Prevention Program. 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: Prediabetes – Your Chance to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (accessed September 2022): cdc.gov. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: Hispanic or Latino People and Type 2 Diabetes (accessed September 2022): cdc.gov. 3 Lark internal data for members enrolled between May 2019 and April 2020. Diabetes Prevention Program is provided by Lark, an independent company. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of: In Colorado: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc. Copies of Colorado network access plans are available on request from member services or can be obtained by going to anthem.com/co/networkaccess. In Connecticut: Anthem Health Plans, Inc. In Indiana: Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. In Georgia: Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc. and Community Care Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. In Kentucky: Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. In Maine: Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. In Missouri (excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area): RightCHOICE® Managed Care, Inc. (RIT), Healthy Alliance® Life Insurance Company (HALIC), and HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affiliates administer non-HMO benefi s underwritten by t HALIC and HMO benefits underwritten by HMO Missouri, Inc. RIT and certain affi iates only provide administrative services for self-funded plans and do not underwrite benefi s. In Nevada: Rocky Mountain Hospital and Medical Service, Inc. HMO products underwritten by HMO Colorado, Inc., t l dba HMO Nevada. In New Hampshire: Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. HMO plans are administered by Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire, Inc. and underwritten by Matthew Thornton Health Plan, Inc. In 17 southeastern counties of New York: Anthem Healthchoice Assurance, Inc., and Anthem Healthchoice HMO, Inc. In these same counties Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield HP is the tradename of Anthem HP. LLC. In Ohio: Community Insurance Company. In Virginia: Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. trades as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and its affiliate HealthKeepers, Inc. trades as Anthem HealthKeepers providing HMO coverage, and their service area is all of Virginia except for the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123. In Wisconsin: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWI), underwrites or administers PPO and indemnity policies and underwrites the out of network benefits in POS policies offered by Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation (Compcare) or Wisconsin Collaborative Insurance Corporation (WCIC). Compcare underwrites or administers HMO or POS policies; WCIC underwrites or administers Well Priority HMO or POS policies. Independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.
