TAT Health Solutions is celebrating two important accomplishments that reflect different parts of our mission: helping participants make measurable improvements in their health, strengthening the support available after the National Diabetes Prevention Program ends, and connecting more eligible adults with diabetes-prevention services.
Cynthia, a recent Cohort 12 graduate, completed our yearlong National Diabetes Prevention Program with meaningful improvements in her weight, blood glucose, and blood pressure. At the same time, Temitope “Temi” Alao-Sanni, RD, MPH, MBA, received recognition for research examining continued maintenance support following the National DPP.
Together, these milestones raise an important question: What happens after someone completes the National Diabetes Prevention Program?
Celebrating Cynthia’s Health Progress
Cynthia recently completed Cohort 12 of the TAT Health Solutions National Diabetes Prevention Program. During her time in the program, she achieved several significant outcomes:
- A 51-pound weight loss
- A reduction in A1C from 5.7% to 5.3%
- Stable blood pressure
- Completion of the yearlong lifestyle-change program
These results are about much more than a change in appearance or a number on the scale. A1C reflects a person’s average blood glucose level over approximately two to three months. Cynthia’s reduction from the prediabetes range to 5.3% represents meaningful progress in an important health indicator.
Her results also reflect the work that occurs between program sessions: making informed food choices, increasing physical activity, monitoring progress, managing stress, responding to setbacks, and continuing even when every week is not perfect.
The National DPP is designed to help adults at increased risk for type 2 diabetes develop sustainable lifestyle habits. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the yearlong lifestyle-change program teaches participants to eat more healthfully, add physical activity to their lives, and improve coping skills.
Research underlying the program found that structured lifestyle change can substantially reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Learn more about the National DPP from the CDC.
Cynthia’s experience shows what consistent participation, education, coaching, accountability, and group support can help a participant accomplish.
The Question That Comes After Graduation
Completing a yearlong program is a major accomplishment, but graduation does not mean that healthy living is finished. Nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, and weight management require ongoing attention throughout life.
Participants may also face new challenges after the structured program ends. Schedules change. Family responsibilities increase. Illness, travel, grief, holidays, financial pressures, injuries, and work demands can interrupt established routines. A temporary interruption can gradually become a longer period of inactivity or less consistent eating habits.
Research has found that some weight regain following behavioral weight-loss programs is common, although regain is not inevitable and participants may retain meaningful benefits. In one 24-month follow-up of a lifestyle program, participants regained some of the weight they had lost during the year after the intervention ended, but they remained lighter than they were at baseline. Review the study in PubMed.
Long-term follow-up of the original Diabetes Prevention Program also demonstrated that the lifestyle intervention continued to provide benefits, even as the difference in average body weight between study groups became smaller over time. Read the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study.
This is why maintenance should not be treated as an afterthought. Losing weight or improving a health measurement is one phase of the journey. Learning how to protect those improvements during real-life changes is another.
Why TAT Health Solutions Created a Maintenance Program
TAT Health Solutions created the FIT Fam Maintenance Program to provide continued structure after participants complete the National DPP.
The purpose is not to repeat the entire first year. Maintenance helps participants continue applying what they learned while receiving ongoing education, accountability, encouragement, and peer support.
FIT Fam Maintenance Program participants and coaches meet online for continued health education, accountability, and peer support after completing the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
The program gives graduates a place to:
- Continue monitoring weight, physical activity, and other health goals
- Recognize small changes before they become larger setbacks
- Refresh nutrition and physical activity strategies
- Set new goals after reaching earlier milestones
- Discuss barriers and problem-solve with a coach and peers
- Maintain connections with people who understand the long-term process
- Return to healthy routines after travel, illness, holidays, or stressful periods
- Celebrate progress that extends beyond the scale
Maintenance does not require perfection. It provides a consistent place to evaluate what is working, identify what has changed, and decide what support is needed next.
The FIT Fam Maintenance Program is available to graduates from all backgrounds. Its purpose is to support participants who want continued help sustaining the habits they developed during their initial program year.
Celebrating Temi’s Research Recognition
This commitment to continued support is also receiving research attention.
Temitope “Temi” Alao-Sanni, RD, MPH, MBA, began working with TAT Health Solutions as an intern and has contributed as a registered dietitian, health educator, and member of our program team. Many FIT Fam participants have learned from her presentations and benefited from her nutrition knowledge.
Temi submitted an abstract examining follow-up maintenance support after the National DPP to the 2026 INDI Fresenius Kabi Research Symposium. Her abstract was accepted for online publication and an in-person poster presentation. Following a competitive review involving more than 160 submissions, it was also selected as one of the symposium’s top-scoring abstracts.
Her recognition is important for several reasons. It highlights the need to look beyond initial program completion, brings attention to the experiences of participants after graduation, and supports further evaluation of approaches intended to promote long-term engagement.
Temi’s development from a TAT Health Solutions intern to a research presenter also demonstrates how community-based health programs can contribute to workforce development, applied research, and improved program design.
Two Accomplishments, One Continuing Mission
Cynthia’s health improvements demonstrate what can happen during the National DPP. Temi’s research recognition draws attention to what may be needed afterward.
These accomplishments are connected by one principle: health improvement is not a short-term project. Participants need practical education during the initial lifestyle-change program, but many also benefit from continued relationships, accountability, and opportunities to strengthen their habits over time.
TAT Health Solutions remains committed to helping participants begin, continue, and maintain their health journeys.
Begin or Continue Your Health Journey
TAT Health Solutions is enrolling eligible adults for an upcoming fall National Diabetes Prevention Program cohort beginning after Labor Day.
Our live, online program provides practical education, health coaching, accountability, and group support to help adults at increased risk for type 2 diabetes develop sustainable habits. Because the program is delivered online, eligible adults can participate from locations throughout the United States.
The program may be appropriate for adults who:
- Have been diagnosed with prediabetes
- Have a history of gestational diabetes
- Have been identified as being at increased risk for type 2 diabetes
- Want structured support with nutrition, physical activity, weight management, stress, and other lifestyle behaviors
If you previously enrolled in a National DPP but did not complete it, contact TAT Health Solutions to discuss whether you may be eligible to participate again and what payment options are available.
Graduates who want continued education and accountability can also join the FIT Fam Maintenance Program. Registration for the next maintenance group will open in November for a January start. The maintenance program is available to graduates from all backgrounds who want continued support with sustaining their healthy habits.
Families, Friends, and Community Members Can Help
You do not have to be the person seeking the program to help someone take the first step. If you have a family member, friend, coworker, church member, or neighbor who has prediabetes or may be at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, please share information about TAT Health Solutions with them.
Support can begin with a simple conversation. Let the person know that a structured, yearlong lifestyle-change program is available online and that they do not have to work on their health goals alone.
Healthcare and Community Providers Can Refer
Healthcare professionals, community health workers, health departments, employers, insurers, medical centers, faith-based organizations, and community organizations are invited to refer eligible adults to TAT Health Solutions.
Referral relationships can help ensure that adults who are identified as having prediabetes receive more than a test result or general instructions to lose weight. The National DPP provides an organized pathway for education, lifestyle coaching, peer support, and ongoing accountability.
Organizations interested in developing a referral relationship may contact TAT Health Solutions for program information, eligibility guidance, and assistance connecting patients or community members with an upcoming cohort.
Take the Next Step
Whether you are looking for support for yourself, helping a family member or friend, or referring someone through your organization, TAT Health Solutions is ready to help you identify the appropriate next step.
- New participants: Registration is open for the upcoming fall National DPP cohort beginning after Labor Day.
- Previous participants: Contact us to discuss options if you did not complete an earlier program or believe you need renewed structure.
- Program graduates: Registration for the FIT Fam Maintenance Program opens in November for a January start.
- Providers and organizations: Contact us to discuss participant referrals and partnership opportunities.
Learn more or register: TAT Health Solutions Registration
Individual results vary. Cynthia’s information and photographs are shared with her permission. Program participation, insurance coverage, and payment eligibility may vary.
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