Diabetes wellness care: a successful employer-endorsed program for employees.

Objective: A 12-month wellness program was provided for employees of a major employer in the Orlando area.

Methods: The program involved screening and measurement of baseline indices, educational sessions, telephonic support, quarterly laboratory monitoring, and provision of glucometers and test strips.

Results: For the 73 enrolled employees with prediabetes, serum hemoglobin A1c levels-mean (standard deviation)-decreased from 6.