Have you been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes? Do you want to reduce your risk of diabetes? If so, you should know your employee benefits offer several powerful (and mostly free!) resources to help you manage or prevent these conditions. 

Prevention: Omada Health and Teladoc Health 

Omada Health (for Kaiser and Providence members) and Teladoc Health (for Moda members) offer no-cost diabetes prevention programs. These online health programs provide: 

• Professional health coaching.
• A wireless smart scale.
• Personalized support for eating well, moving more, sleeping better and stressing less. 

Management and treatment: Virta Health and Livongo 

Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been managing diabetes for years, there are programs that can help: 

Virta Health,available at no cost to Providence and Moda members, focuses on reversing Ttype 2 diabetes with a medically supervised nutrition plan. The clinical team delivers care remotely and is available whenever and wherever you need them. You’ll receive supplies and access to the program via a smartphone app. See average results and calculate your own potential outcomes on the Virta website. 

Health coaching 

Kaiser, Moda and Providence all offer individual health coaching at no cost that can help with weight management, nutrition and increasing physical activity.  

It’s covered 

And of course, doctor visits and prescription medications for diabetes and other chronic conditions are covered by each of our health plans. You may even pay no out-of-pocket expenses for primary care visits to manage your diabetes. 

Whether you're aiming to prevent diabetes or take charge of a current diagnosis, you’re not alone. With expert guidance, insurance programs and on-campus health supports, you have a team behind you. 

If you’d like more information on accessing these programs, email hrbenefits@uoregon.edu.