ABSTRACT

Background: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing among adults globally. Research has demonstrated that a diabetes prevention program (DPP), which focuses on developing and maintaining health-promoting lifestyle modifications, can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes among at-risk individuals. The implementation of a digitally adapted DPP has the potential to prevent prediabetes on a national and global scale by using technology and behavior change science.

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Citation:    Alwashmi MF, Mugford G, Abu-Ashour W, Nuccio M A Digital Diabetes Prevention Program (Transform) for Adults With Prediabetes: Secondary Analysis JMIR Diabetes 2019;4(3):e13904  URL: https://diabetes.jmir.org/2019/3/e13904 DOI: 10.2196/13904  PMID: 31350833