A healthy, sweet life for diabetics

MANILA, Philippines -  To assist over 11 million Filipinos with pre-diabetes or diabetes, Abbott is introducing The Glucerna 1-2-3 Challenge, a free program designed to help people with diabetes implement new healthy habits and provide them with useful resources that can help make managing their diabetes with a healthy lifestyle easier.

This unique 12-week program provides online and mobile resources for people with diabetes to create a simple plan that incorporates 1) a healthy meal plan, 2) exercise, and 3) specialized nutrition such as Glucerna Triple Care. The three steps of the 1-2-3 Challenge help people with diabetes to address three important components of managing their condition — managing blood sugar response, reducing weight and waistline, and supporting heart health.

“Proper diabetes management can be overwhelming for people with diabetes, but it is essential for them to maintain a healthy and active life,” says Dr. Jose Rodolfo Dimaano, medical director, Abbott Nutrition. “That’s why we developed the Glucerna 1-2-3 Challenge to provide people with diabetes an easy-to-use resource that helps them take charge of managing their condition and feel confident they can lead a healthier lifestyle.” 

Features of the Glucerna 1-2-3 Challenge can be found at http://www.glucerna123challenge.com.ph or available via mobile app downloadable via Iphone® or Android phones. The 1-2-3 Challenge features a robust set of tools and tips to provide people with diabetes with: easy, healthy meal plans and recipes based on  caloric needs and personal preferences; daily exercise plans and step-by-step instructional videos; Glucerna serving recommendations; tracking tools and progress reports to monitor their progress that they can share with their doctors; and a loyalty program that rewards members with points so they can redeem prizes depending on the number of points accumulated such as Freestyle Glucometer, Freestyle glucose strips, Mercury Drugstore gift certificates, Robinsons gift certificates, and a lot more.

“Little steps, such as eating right, exercising and incorporating specialized nutrition, such as Glucerna Triple Care, as part of your diabetes management plan can help you live a healthy lifestyle,” stresses Nadine Tengco, a US certified fitness nutritionist chef. “Lifestyle intervention is important in overall diabetes management to help reduce the risks and complications of diabetes.”