- 1.
- More than 34 million people in the United States have diabetes.
- 2.
- Roughly 88 million people in the U.S. have prediabetes.
- 3.
- Employees with diabetes account for $327 billion in medical costs, lost work and lost wages.
- 4.
- Medical costs for people with diabetes are more than twice as high as those without diabetes.
Diabetes management programs
We’ve partnered with Livongo to bring your employees programs that give them the power to manage diabetes as well as related health conditions. These programs help people develop healthy habits that improve their overall well-being.
Using connected technology, the programs supply your employees with the tools they need to successfully manage their health. Our experts help them make better choices to manage diabetes and related conditions, and combat the risk of complications down the road.
Diabetes and Hypertension Solutions
Diabetes and hypertension management solutions can help your employees manage their conditions and save on health care costs.
These programs go beyond traditional diabetes care to reduce the likelihood of significant long-term health risks and positively impact the cost for care. We have a range of solutions, allowing you to choose the option that works best for your employee’s health care needs.
This solution provides your employees with personalized support to help manage Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and reduce the risk of complications, as well as addressing related conditions such as weight, hypertension, dyslipidemia and mental health conditions. The Livongo cellular-connected meter offers real-time feedback following a glucose reading with food and activity tracking. Certified diabetes care and education specialists will then help your employees understand the impact of their lifestyle habits.
The program offers:
- Convenience - The Welcome Kit will arrive at your employee’s home with their smart device set up and ready for testing, with the ability to order unlimited testing strips and lancets at no out-of-pocket cost.
- Simplicity - A cellular meter captures the glucose readings automatically, with reports that can be easily shared with care providers or loved ones.
- Emergency outreach - Within minutes of an out-of-range blood glucose reading, a diabetes response specialist will reach out to your employee to ensure their safety and provide guidance to help them regain control of their condition.
The Diabetes Management Solution is focused on the individual, and makes it easy for your employees to manage diabetes and associated conditions with a single registration.
This solution tracks progress and offers personalized support for hypertension as well as dyslipidemia, weight management and mental health. It provides your employees with timely support to help them make healthy choices and reduce the risk of hypertension complications.
The program includes:
- Simplified monitoring - A connected blood pressure monitor captures your employee’s readings automatically, with digital reports that can be easily shared with care providers or loved ones.
- Expert support - Digital and one-on-one human support by chronic care professionals reinforce healthy behavior, with medication support for your employees who need it.
- An evidence-based program - Livongo’s program and coaching help people understand their condition and make healthy choices that can lead to improvement.
The Hypertension Management Solution makes it easy for your employees to manage multiple conditions through a single registration.
This solution helps your employees with weight management, as well as hypertension, dyslipidemia and mental health. It provides unlimited messaging and one-on-one sessions with expert coaches, as well as online meetups, health challenges and strategies for healthy living.
The program includes:
- Simplified monitoring - A connected weight scale captures weigh-ins automatically, supported by activity tracking, food logging and personalized one-to-one coaching.
- Expert support - Coaches with backgrounds in nursing, nutrition, behavioral psychology and exercise physiology provide nonjudgmental digital and one-on-one human support.
- An evidence-based program - The program is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It includes self-guided, in-app lessons and live coaching to help your employees achieve continuous motivation and results.
The Prediabetes Management Solution offers an individual approach to prediabetes management.
There’s no additional work required from your benefits team. Livongo works directly with your employees and their family members to provide tools and solutions to help them successfully manage their conditions.
Livongo Diabetes Management
Livongo Diabetes Management enables your employees and their family members living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes to better manage their conditions, reducing the likelihood of significant long-term health risks as well as their health care costs.
The program includes a smart meter, unlimited test strips delivered directly to your employees' homes, personalized tips and expert coaching. It makes managing diabetes easier by working directly with them, allowing them to take charge of their conditions.
Diabetes Management has been added to your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network health plan at no additional cost to you or your employees. There’s no additional work required from your benefits team, either. Livongo will work directly with your employees and their family members to help them properly and proactively manage their conditions.
Diabetes and Hypertension Solutions
Diabetes and hypertension management solutions can help your employees manage their conditions and save on health care costs.
These programs go beyond traditional diabetes care to reduce the likelihood of significant long-term health risks and positively impact the cost for care. We have a range of solutions, allowing you to choose the option that works best for your employee’s health care needs.
This solution provides your employees with personalized support to help manage Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and reduce the risk of complications, as well as addressing related conditions such as weight, hypertension, dyslipidemia and mental health conditions. The Livongo cellular-connected meter offers real-time feedback following a glucose reading with food and activity tracking. Certified diabetes care and education specialists will then help your employees understand the impact of their lifestyle habits.
The program offers:
- Convenience - The Welcome Kit will arrive at your employee’s home with their smart device set up and ready for testing, with the ability to order unlimited testing strips and lancets at no out-of-pocket cost.
- Simplicity - A cellular meter captures the glucose readings automatically, with reports that can be easily shared with care providers or loved ones.
- Emergency outreach - Within minutes of an out-of-range blood glucose reading, a diabetes response specialist will reach out to your employee to ensure their safety and provide guidance to help them regain control of their condition.
The Diabetes Management Solution is focused on the individual, and makes it easy for your employees to manage diabetes and associated conditions with a single registration.
This solution tracks progress and offers personalized support for hypertension as well as dyslipidemia, weight management and mental health. It provides your employees with timely support to help them make healthy choices and reduce the risk of hypertension complications.
The program includes:
- Simplified monitoring - A connected blood pressure monitor captures your employee’s readings automatically, with digital reports that can be easily shared with care providers or loved ones.
- Expert support - Digital and one-on-one human support by chronic care professionals reinforce healthy behavior, with medication support for your employees who need it.
- An evidence-based program - Livongo’s program and coaching help people understand their condition and make healthy choices that can lead to improvement.
The Hypertension Management Solution makes it easy for your employees to manage multiple conditions through a single registration.
This solution helps your employees with weight management, as well as hypertension, dyslipidemia and mental health. It provides unlimited messaging and one-on-one sessions with expert coaches, as well as online meetups, health challenges and strategies for healthy living.
The program includes:
- Simplified monitoring - A connected weight scale captures weigh-ins automatically, supported by activity tracking, food logging and personalized one-to-one coaching.
- Expert support - Coaches with backgrounds in nursing, nutrition, behavioral psychology and exercise physiology provide nonjudgmental digital and one-on-one human support.
- An evidence-based program - The program is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It includes self-guided, in-app lessons and live coaching to help your employees achieve continuous motivation and results.
The Prediabetes Management Solution offers an individual approach to prediabetes management.
There’s no additional work required from your benefits team. Livongo works directly with your employees and their family members to provide tools and solutions to help them successfully manage their conditions.
Livongo Diabetes Management
Livongo Diabetes Management enables your employees and their family members living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes to better manage their conditions, reducing the likelihood of significant long-term health risks as well as their health care costs.
The program includes a smart meter, unlimited test strips delivered directly to your employees' homes, personalized tips and expert coaching. It makes managing diabetes easier by working directly with them, allowing them to take charge of their conditions.
Diabetes Management has been added to your Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network health plan at no additional cost to you or your employees. There’s no additional work required from your benefits team, either. Livongo will work directly with your employees and their family members to help them properly and proactively manage their conditions.
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