About one-third of Americans will develop diabetes sometime in their lifetime. This chronic disease can cause severe health problems, damage vital organs, and shorten life expectancy.
Capital Blue Cross offers a broad range of proven resources and support to help get diabetes under control and encourage healthier lifestyle choices that can prevent diabetes.
In 2021, Capital became the first Pennsylvania health insurer to offer a unique program that works to reverse type 2 diabetes through a well-formulated, ketogenic diet that helps the body use fat, rather than carbohydrates, as its primary fuel. Capital also offers a separate program that helps members reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and helps those with types 1 or 2 manage their disease.
Our efforts to fight the diabetes epidemic are paying off for members and employers:
- Capital members using the diabetes control program have collectively lost more than 66,000 pounds since 2021.
- Capital members using the diabetes reversal program saw their A1c levels drop by about one full point on average during their first year in the program. Higher A1c levels are linked to diabetes complications.
- On average, Capital members were able to reduce prescription medications by about 46% in the first year of the diabetes reversal strategy.
- Combined, the programs have helped Capital customers save about $20 million collectively since 2021.
In addition to these tools, Capital reaches out to high-risk members with diabetes to provide care management opportunities. And our Healthy Blue Rewards program offers members a highly personalized roadmap to healthier living, guiding them to the “next right thing” for their health and allowing them to take advantage of online tools and challenges to help stay motivated.
For those who want a more personalized healthcare experience or are unsure where to start on their journey to better health, consider a one-on-one consultation at one of the Capital Blue Cross Connect health and wellness centers.
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