Take the test – know your score
Diabetes Prevention
Prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) is higher than normal, but not yet diabetes. Diabetes is a serious disease that can cause heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure, or loss of feet or legs. Type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented in people with prediabetes through effective lifestyle programs. Take the first step. Find out your risk for prediabetes.
If Your Score Is...
If Your Score is 3 to 8 Points
This means your risk is probably low for having prediabetes now. Keep your risk low. If you’re overweight, lose weight. Be active most days, and don’t use tobacco. Eat low-fat meals with fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain foods. If you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, talk to your health care provider about your risk for type 2 diabetes.
If Your Score is 9 or More Points
This means your risk is high for having prediabetes now. Please make an appointment with your health care provider soon.
Diabetes Prevention Program
The Diabetes Prevention Program is a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. By the end of the program participants will know how to:
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Prepare simple, healthy meals
- Find time to be physically active
Franklin County
Franklin County Public Health Department
107 Industrial Dr
Louisburg, NC 27549
Contact Shanta’ Garner
Email: sgarner@franklincountync.us
Phone: (919) 496-2533
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Franklin County Center
103 South Bickett Blvd.
Louisburg, NC 27549
Contact Dominque Simon
Email: dominque_simon@ncsu.edu
Phone: (919) 496-3344
Granville County
Creedmoor Drug Company
108 S Main St
Creedmoor, NC 27522
Contact Ryan Wheeler
Email: rwheeler@creedmoordrug.com
Phone: (919) 528-0041
Granville-Vance Public Health Department
101 Hunt Dr
Oxford, NC 27565
Contact Tyisha Terry
Email: tterry@gvdhd.org
Phone: (919) 693-2141
Johnston County
Benson Area Medical Center
3333 NC-242
Benson, NC 27504
Contact Beth Mills
Email: bmills@bensonmedical.org
Phone: (919) 894-2011
Community Care of Wake and Johnston County
4207 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27607
Contact Gwen Vinson
Email: gvinson@wakedocs.org
Phone: (919) 783-0404
Johnston County Public Health Department
517 North Brightleaf Blvd.
Smithfield, NC 27577
Contact Jaime Pearce
Email: jaime.pearce@johnstonnc.com
or Contact Melissa Rockett
Email: melissa.rockett@johnstonnc.com
Phone: (919) 989-5200
REALO Discount Drugs, Four Oaks, NC
6030 U.S. Hwy 301 S
Four Oaks, NC 27524
Contact Heather McLamb
Phone: (919) 980-4031
Nash County
Nash County Public Health Department
214 S Barnes St
Nashville, NC 27856
Contact Jerome Garner
Email: jerome.garner@nashcountync.gov
Phone: (252) 459-9819
Vance County
Granville-Vance Public Health Department
115 Charles Rollins Rd
Henderson, NC 27536
Contact Tyisha Terry
Email: tterry@gvdhd.org
Phone: (919) 693-2141
Wake County
Betr Health
555 Fayetteville Street, 3rd Floor
Raleigh, NC 27601
Contact Dr. William Ferro
Email: zoe@betrhealth.com
Phone: (919) 324-0887
Website: https://betrhealth.com/
Community Care of Wake and Johnston County
4207 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27607
Contact Gwen Vinson
Email: gvinson@wakedocs.org
Phone: (919) 783-0404
YMCA of the Triangle
801 Corporate Center Dr #200
Raleigh, NC 27607
Contact Amy Ward
Email: amy.ward@ymcatriangle.org
Phone: (919) 582-9396
Wake County Human Services
10 Sunnybrook Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
Contact Shaneka Grimes
Email: shaneka.grimes@wakegov.com
Phone: (919) 250-4598
Warren County
Warren County Public Health Department
544 W Ridgeway St # A
Warrenton, NC 27589
Contact Hilda Baskerville
Email: hildabaskerville@warrencountync.gov
Phone: (252) 257-1185