The Solution Starter^TM
Prediabetes Program

Prediabetes Program 101

If you’ve landed on this page, chances are you’ve learned or suspected that you have Prediabetes or High Blood Sugar. And now, you’re likely asking yourself questions like these:

• Will prediabetes become diabetes?
• What am I going to do now?
• How will this change my life?
• Am I ever going to enjoy my food again?

I’m here to tell you as a certified diabetes educator and holistic health coach, that if not addressed, prediabetes can become Type 2 Diabetes. But the good news is that you’ve found answers to your questions here today!

This is where I can help you. My classes and materials are designed to give you the knowledge and know-how to practice self-care at home for good health. And what you learn, you can share with loved ones for their good health, too.

Learn how to succeed where your habits may have failed you in the past. Without feeling judged or deprived, you can make the changes you’re seeking. Prediabetes and high blood sugar do not have to define you.

Course lessons include:

• Introduction to your coach, Certified Diabetes Educator and Holistic Health Coach, Georgianne Holland CDE, CHHC
• Learn how to reduce your risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes by 58%
• You’ve been diagnosed with prediabetes. What are you supposed to eat?
• Learn and apply the facts about the prediabetes epidemic
• How to get active and track your efforts
• How to change an old habit into a new skill and a new habit
• Setting healthy eating priorities
• Learn how to cope with triggers and make mindful choices
• Learn how to eat well away from home, avoid temptations and stay motivated
• Understanding Carbs and Fitness

You’ll learn how to:

• Maintain weight loss or proceed toward your goal weight
• Continue or expand enjoyable physical activity habit
• Incorporate new fitness activities to keep it interesting
• Add in strength training when appropriate
• Continue monitoring your sleep quality and strive for 7+ hours per night
• Use your blood sugar tracking as a guide for course-correction and long-term motivation
• Maintain your supportive community
• Encourage others going through the same thing
• Become a health leader in your family and community

Type 2 Diabetes & Prediabetes are at epidemic proportions…but there is hope!

Science-based approach delivered with compassionate support

I developed the Solution Starter^TM Prediabetes Program using my years as a Certified Diabetes Educator and training as a Certified Holistic Health Coach. As a result, the program is a balance of science and support which gives you the building blocks for making lasting change.

Proven methods for a sound foundation

The Diabetes Prevention Program, created in conjunction with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), is the basis of what I teach in the Solution Starter^TM Prediabetes Program online. Following their findings, there are three main objectives in the program that, when accomplished, have the power to change the direction of your path toward Type 2 Diabetes.

Holistic support that makes change happen

We all know that talking about change is easy. Making change happen, however, is much harder to do. My holistic health coaching gives you the proven strategies, empowering mindset and compassionate support that make change happen.

Bolstered by personal communication with me (your coach) and membership in our online community, you won’t be alone on your journey to better health. And that time together—even virtually—makes all the difference.

Because body size is a determining factor with prediabetes – we’ll work to lose weight

The solution for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes includes developing new habits that will help you drop around 5% of your current weight. This isn’t about fitting into jeans or swimsuits. This is about reducing the fat that surrounds internal organs.

It’s true that there are many prediabetics with a lean body. Even though they look trim, there still may be too much fat collecting on their liver and pancreas. I’ll explain below why that’s a problem. While not every client I coach needs to drop weight for his or her health, a majority of people with prediabetes are overweight.

How does being over-weight affect prediabetes?

Twenty years ago, research began on the topic of the health risks of being overweight along with having unstable blood sugar. Researchers suggested that excess fat in the liver was making the body “resistant” to its own insulin. They also told us that excess fat in the pancreas also makes it more difficult to produce the right amount of insulin.

The epidemic of prediabetes then can be traced back to one specific commonality: a lifestyle of being overfed and becoming sedentary.

It has been proven that overfed people tend to have excess fat in their liver and pancreas. Being overfed is not a character flaw. It’s important to understand, there is an obstacle course of unhealthy food in society. The food itself is often manufactured with addictive ingredients!

What can be done?

In 2011, a pilot study illustrated that when overfed and sedentary people drop 5% of their body weight through mindful eating, more physical activity, and lowered stress, their liver-involved insulin resistance can be solved. Furthermore, after more than 8 weeks of continued body-fat reduction, the fat that surrounds the pancreas can also be reduced.

However, just knowing this proven science is not the same as having the skills to take action and follow-through. As a result, The Solution Starter^TM Prediabetes Program is designed using holistic health coaching techniques to help you turn knowledge into life-changing habits.