MOUNTAIN IRON â Local lifestyle coach Marcia Aluni says she would not be surprised if pre-diabetes is on the rise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) coach noted that quarantining during the pandemic has, for some individuals, decreased activity levels and boosted stress and weight gain.
âThese are all factors that increase the risk for diabetes,â she said.
People who have diabetes are also at increased risk of severe complications from COVID-19. This is an important time, therefore, to continue with the NDPP, a year-long initiative that has been offered for several years at no cost to participants at the Mesabi Family YMCA in Mountain Iron.