Since 1988, endocrinologist Victor L. Roberts, MD, has served as president and chief executive officer at Endocrine Associates of Florida in Lake Mary. Alongside his day-to-day professional activities, Victor L. Roberts, MD, maintains affiliations with a number of organizations, including the American College of Physicians and the American Diabetes Association. In an April 2018 press release, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced the launch of a new program to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Americans over the age of 60. Currently, more than 25 percent of seniors aged 65 and up are living with type 2 diabetes, and nearly half of all seniors in Medicare have prediabetes. In addition to posing a serious health threat to the nation’s senior citizens, diabetes also costs the country an estimated $327 billion each year. The ADA’s Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) will provide evidence-based community interventions through group learning sessions, to help seniors with prediabetes improve their diet, increase physical activity, and manage their weight. The program will include 16 core sessions taught over a six-month period and using a curriculum approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MDPP will also include monthly follow-up meetings to help participants maintain healthy behaviors. The ADA estimates that the program could save up to $2,650 in health care costs for each enrollee. For more information, visit www.diabetes.org.
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