What is LEADR?
- A 24-session lifestyle intervention designed to treat prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
- Emphasis on lifestyle change and providing practical tools for eating a delicious and nutritious whole-food, plant-predominant diet for both the patient and their families
- Content is structured around setting goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART goals)
Recruit Patients for our Formative Research Study
Help us make LEADR better!
Community Feedback on Healthcare Approaches to Supporting Lifestyle Change and the LEADR Curriculum
Help the ACLM Research Department ensure that the LEADR curriculum reflects the needs of patients by recruiting patients with diabetes to give interviews on their experiences.
All you need to do is be willing to share our recruitment announcements, available in English or Spanish, with your patients via email, social media postings, and/or by posting or sharing recruitment flyers at your office.
This study utilizes one-on-one interviews to ask patients about their experience with diabetes and willingness to adopt lifestyle change, including barriers to change. The study is conducted remotely using Zoom.
We hope that this process will ensure that the curriculum and materials are both acceptable and appropriately tailored to patient’s needs.
Patients who participate in the study will receive a small stipend for their time.
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The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is conducting a research study to help develop a program to treat and potentially even reverse diabetes using lifestyle changes! They need your help to make the program better. If you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you may be eligible to participate. Participants will receive a $10 gift card for their participation. If you are interested in learning more, you can view all the details of the study here: https://questionpro.com/t/AU7bFZ1tQG
To discuss enrolling, contact the study team at ACLMresearch@lifestylemedicine.org
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Do you have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes? The American College of Lifestyle Medicine wants to hear your voice! You will receive a $10 gift card for participating in a research study to make LEADR a better program. LEADR is a 24-session program delivered by your doctor and centered around lifestyle change and the remission of type 2 diabetes.
To discuss enrolling, contact the study coordinator at ACLMresearch@lifestylemedicine.org
You can learn about the details of the study here: https://questionpro.com/t/AU7bFZ1tQG
How can LEADR help patients?
Empower patients to take control of their health through long-term behavior change for the patient and their family
Specifically, patients will learn to:
- Eat for diabetes remission without complicated calorie counting
- Work towards a healthy weight without feeling hungry
- Improve energy levels and quality of life
For some patients, diabetes remission may be possible!
How can LEADR support providers?
The program was created with a focus on sustainable implementation for practitioners. Sessions are designed as shared medical appointments (SMAs) that can be billed through CMS or other insurance. Pilot-testing with a focus on testing reimbursement is underway. If you would like to run a pilot session of LEADR in your practice, please click below.
LEADR is flexible! While the original curriculum is divided into 24 sessions, it offers flexibility for practitioners to combine the content into fewer sessions if needed. The format can be delivered virtually, in-person, or hybrid.
- Planning Guide including many templates such as weekly emails and registration forms
- Full facilitator scripts for all 24 sessions
- 14 optional teaching kitchen segments where participants can learn to make delicious plant-based meals
- Participant workbook
- Shopping lists
- Meal makeovers
- Building a healthy pantry
- Advice on eating out
- Diabetes education for patients
- Getting Started with Diabetes Remission (sessions 1, 2)
- Change Your Lifestyle, Transform Your Health (sessions 3, 4)
- Understanding Diabetes (sessions 5, 6)
- Fine-Tuning for Diabetes Remission (sessions 7, 8)
- Meal Makeovers: How to Enjoy a Full Plate and Still Reach Your Diabetes Goals (sessions 9, 10)
- Changing the Game for Your Health (sessions 11, 12)
- It’s More Than Just Food (sessions 13, 14)
- Want to Rev Up Your Healthy Life? (sessions 15, 16)
- Controlling Our Diabetes Destinies (sessions 17, 18)
- Smart Grocery Shopping (sessions 19, 20)
- Meal Planning, Cooking, and Dining Out (sessions 21, 22)
- Preparing for Your Journey Ahead (sessions 23, 24)
- Overnight Oats
- Strawberry Banana Oatmeal
- Tofu Scramble Tacos
- Fluffy Whole Grain Pancakes
- Sweet Potato Toast
- Filling Salads and Satisfying Dressings
- 3-Ingredient Bean Burgers
- Easy Veggie Stir-Fry
- Nourish Bowls
- Cowboy Caviar
- Tropical Fruit Salad
- Loaded Veggie Sandwich
- Chickpea of the Sea
- Sweet Potato Black Bean Quesadillas
Interested in running a LEADR Pilot at your practice location?
FUNDING
LEADR has been made possible with support from:
