In this episode, Laurence talks with Kathy, who has been a dietitian for 30 years, is a certified diabetes educator, and is a board certified in lifestyle medicine.

A dietitian for Fruit Street Health, Kathy currently has five diabetes prevention classes going.

In this episode:

* Kathy shares how some participants in her classes are experiencing lower blood sugar, improved blood pressure, are losing weight, and are eating more healthfully.

* Kathy discusses how people coming together in groups share a common mission, work harder together, and benefit from the support and accountability they each provide each other.

* Kathy recounts how members in her classes are motivated to become healthier by wearing a Fitbit (which tracks their steps) and by sharing photos of their meals with other members (via the Fruit Street app).

* While many people in Kathy’s classes have a simple goal such as losing weight, some have a more intrinsic thing that motivates them to be healthy, such as being able to play outside with their kids or grandkids.

* How Kathy sees Fruit Street’s Digital Diabetes Prevention and Weight Loss Program as being lifestyle medicine.

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Learn more about Fruit Street’s Digital Diabetes Prevention and Weight Loss Program: https://www.fruitstreet.com/program.

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