Diabetes Prevention & Control in New Mexico

Diabetes and prediabetes are conditions on a continuum marked by blood glucose (blood sugar) levels that are higher than normal due to defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Insulin is a hormone needed to absorb and use glucose as fuel for the body's cells. Diabetes can lower life expectancy and increase the risk of heart disease. It is the leading cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputation, and adult-onset blindness. People with prediabetes have blood glucose levels higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. They're more likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

In recent years in New Mexico, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes has been about twice the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes twenty years ago, and the prevalence of pre-diabetes diagnoses has increased significantly since 2018.

What's New?

New Training Modules are available!

“A Health Equity Approach to Building Your DPP” – Registration is Open to Coaches and Statewide Partners
- June 6-7, 2024, 10 CEs offered
- CNM Workforce Training Center
- In-person only conference for lifestyle coaches and partners interested in starting a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program

Advanced Skills Trainings for Certified Lifestyle Coaches and National DPP staff
- Available now through late summer
- 3 options to choose from – you are welcome to take all 3 courses
- 2 CEs are required yearly to maintain lifestyle coach certification

New Mexico Lifestyle Coach Certification Training – waiting list only
- Mondays, June 3 – July 1, 1:30pm-3pm MST
- Online training conducted by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists
- Certification Training for NM coaches wanting to implement diabetes prevention programs

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This work is funded by the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.

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