Rec­om­men­da­tions

3.2 Refer pa­tients with predi­a­betes to an in­ten­sive be­hav­ioral lifestyle in­ter­ven­tion pro­gram mo­de­led on the Di­a­betes Pre­ven­tion Pro­gram (DPP) to achieve and main­tain 7% loss of ini­tial body weight and in­crease mod­er­ate-‍in­ten­si­ty phys­i­cal ac­tiv­i­ty (such as brisk walk­ing) to at least 150 min/‍week. A

3.3 Based on pa­tient pref­er­ence, tech­nol­o­gy-‍as­sist­ed di­a­betes pre­ven­tion in­ter­ven­tions may be ef­fec­tive in pre­vent­ing type 2 di­a­betes and should be con­sid­ered. B

3.4 Given the cost-‍ef­fec­tiveness of di­a­betes pre­ven­tion, such in­ter­ven­tion pro­grams should be cov­ered by third-‍party pay­ers. B