Getting in Balance: A Workplace Diabetes Prevention Intervention Trial

Exclusion Criteria

• •Does not work at one of the participating employer work locations/departments;
• •Inability to speak, read, or understand English;
• •No regular access to a computer with internet capabilities;
• •Diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus;
• •Systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mm Hg on more than one occasion during the last year;
• •Having a medical or physical condition that make moderate intensity physical activity (like a brisk walk) difficult or unsafe, such as exercise induced asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);
• •Use of weight-loss medications in the past 3 months;
• •Regular use (\> 5 days/month) of medications that affect appetite or weight (e.g., oral corticosteroids, insulin, oral hypoglycemics etc.);
• •Currently enrolled in a weight loss program;
• •Planning to undergo bariatric surgery during the study period;
• •Heart disease (angina, heart attack (myocardial infarction), congestive heart failure (CHF)), stroke;
• •Renal insufficiency;
• •Diagnosis of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) that was active or treated with radiation or chemotherapy within the past 2 years;
• •Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant during the study period;
• •Already enrolled or planning to enroll in a research study that would limit full participation in this study or confound the observation and interpretation of the study's findings;
• •Planning to transfer to another department location during the study period;
• •Planning to move out of the area during the study period;
• •Investigator discretion for clinical safety or protocol adherence reasons.