Diabetes Prevention Program
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was a major multicenter clinical research study aimed at discovering whether modest weight loss through dietary changes and increased physical activity or treatment with the oral diabetes drug metformin (Glucophage) could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in study participants.
- Diabetes Prevention Program Study Documents Web Site
This web site contains study documents available to the public who are interested in the research aspects of the Diabetes Prevention Program. - Diabetes Prevention Program Fact Sheet
This fact sheet summarizes the findings of the Diabetes Prevention Program. - Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes Campaign
The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) has created the Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes Campaign. The campaign provides messages and materials for people at risk for diabetes, including those at high risk: African Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, women with a history of gestational diabetes and older adults.
Page last updated August 20, 2012
