The Impact of Lifestyle Modification on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Health-Care Employees With Type 2 Diabetes:

Purpose:Diabetes imposes a significant economic burden on employers, particularly when including productivity costs. Given the great interest on multicomponent lifestyle interventions in these individuals, we assessed the short-term and long-term efficacy of a structured lifestyle modification program, My Unlimited Potential, among employees with diabetes of Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF), a large non-for profit health-care system.Design:This is a pre- and post-effectiveness of a workplace health promotion program.Setting:Worksite intervention at BHSF.Participants:The study analyzed the data of 93 employees with diabetes involved in a worksite wellness program after completion of a year long program.Intervention:The intervention was an intense lifestyle modification program that was targeted to the individual needs of the participants.Measures:Cardimetabolic risk factors such as body mass index (BMI), weight, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, total cholesterol, t...