Florida State University’s health and nursing teams are opening enrolment for LEADR, a pioneering 12-week programme combining group support, personalised coaching, and lifestyle interventions to help individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes improve health and potentially achieve remission.
Florida State University’s health and nursing teams are opening enrolment for a 12-week diabetes programme that begins on August 26 and is designed for people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes who want to improve their health through lasting changes in daily habits. The LEADR, or Lifestyle Empowerment Approach for Diabetes Remission, programme was developed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and is built around group support, practical coaching and a focus on what organisers describe as the underlying drivers of the disease.
According to the FSU Health Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, the programme is based on six pillars: healthy eating, physical activity, sleep, stress control, social connection and avoiding risky substances. The clinic says the aim is not only better blood sugar management but, for some participants, diabetes remission. Kathleen P. Wilson, a provider at the clinic and assistant dean of graduate programmes at the College of Nursing, said the approach places patients at the centre of decision-making and pairs education with accountability and support.
The clinic describes itself as the nation’s first college-based, nurse practitioner-led lifestyle medicine clinic. Its model combines nursing expertise with functional medicine and lifestyle interventions to address chronic illness and prevention. Florida State also offers a Doctor of Nursing Practice track in lifestyle medicine for advanced practice nurses, underscoring the university’s broader push to train clinicians in nutrition, exercise and other behaviour-based interventions for chronic disease care.
To help prospective participants understand the format before signing up, the clinic is offering a free preview session on August 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required because space is limited. FSU says the session will outline both the lifestyle medicine principles behind LEADR and what participants can expect over the course of the programme.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
