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title: Diabetes - Real Balance Certified Health and Wellness Coach Training
description: Get certified as a health and wellness coach with Real Balance. Comprehensive training and certification designed for wellness and healthcare professionals.
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# Diabetes

## [Pre-diabetes – A Wellness Opportunity To Help](https://realbalance.com/pre-diabetes-a-wellness-opportunity-to-help)

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There is an opportunity for wellness and wellness coaching to impact the lives of millions of people in a life-saving way. 79 million Americans are estimated to have a condition called pre-diabetes. Usually symptom free, without intervention they will develop full-fledged Type II diabetes within ten years and possibly endure physical damage to their heart and circulatory system along the…

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## [Supporting Clients Using GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss](https://realbalance.com/supporting-clients-using-glp-1-medications-for-weight-loss)

 



Written by: Dr. Michelle Lesperance, EdD, NBC-HWC, PCC; Dr. Michael Arloski, PhD, NBC-HWC, PCC
Real Balance Global Wellness Services, Inc. February 27, 2025



**Background**
Glucagon-like peptide agonists (GLP-1) are medications that were initially prescribed to treat diabetes and now have been found to be highly effective weight loss medications. Some are classified as generic![AdobeStock 94500159 copy](https://realbalance.com/images/2020%20Stock/AdobeStock_94500159%20copy.jpeg) semaglutide medications while…

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