Prediabetes Help in North Las Vegas, NV

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Prediabetes and diabetes in North Las Vegas

Adults in North Las Vegas who have been told by a health professional that they have diabetes (CDC PLACES model-based estimate, city level): 12.3% age-adjusted (95% CI 10.9-13.9%); 12.2% crude (2023 BRFSS data, PLACES 2025 release) ^[1]
Diagnosed diabetes among adults in Clark County as a whole (CDC PLACES, county level), for comparison: 11.1% age-adjusted; 12.4% crude (2023 BRFSS data, PLACES 2025 release) ^[2]
Obesity among adults in North Las Vegas (CDC PLACES, city level): 33.7% age-adjusted (95% CI 28.9-38.9%), compared with 31.2% for Clark County (2023 BRFSS data, PLACES 2025 release) ^[1]
North Las Vegas adults with no leisure-time physical activity, and adults with high blood pressure (CDC PLACES, city level): No leisure-time physical activity: 29.7% age-adjusted (Clark County 26.5%). High blood pressure: 33.7% age-adjusted (Clark County 32.0%). (2023 BRFSS data, PLACES 2025 release) ^[1]
Clark County adults living with diabetes, according to the Southern Nevada Health District: 12.8% of adults, about 238,000 people (2023); statewide, an estimated 304,000 Nevada adults (11.9%) have diagnosed diabetes ^[3]
Nevada adults estimated to have prediabetes: About 816,000 Nevada adults, roughly 1 in 3 (American Diabetes Association estimate, cited by SNHD) (Cited in SNHD releases of March 24, 2026 and May 26, 2026) ^[3]
Prediabetes and diabetes by race and ethnicity among Clark County adults: Prediabetes: Hispanic 19.1%, Black 16.7%, white 15.4%. Diabetes: multiracial 26.1%, Hispanic 15.3%, Black 11.9%, white 10.2%. ^[4]

Where to get help in and around North Las Vegas

These local and state programs are free or low-cost places to start. Details can change, so check the program’s site before you go.

Walking Together: Preventing Diabetes (Southern Nevada Health District / Get Healthy Clark County): Free, self-paced online diabetes prevention program with four interactive modules on healthy eating, physical activity and other lifestyle strategies to help prevent type 2 diabetes. The Spanish version is Caminando Juntos: Prevención de la Diabetes. The program site also links to a quick Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test. Phone: (702) 759-1270. Website ^[3]
Southern Nevada Health District Diabetes Self-Management Classes: Free diabetes education classes, virtual in English and Spanish plus in-person in English, led by health educators. SNHD says the classes are also open to people with prediabetes or at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, and to caregivers. Phone: (702) 759-1270. Website ^[4]
Dignity Health Diabetes Prevention Program (Las Vegas): A free ('complimentary'), CDC-approved 12-month lifestyle change program for adults with prediabetes or at risk of type 2 diabetes: 16 weekly sessions, then monthly maintenance sessions, led by a certified lifestyle coach. The March 2025 cohort met in person at the Dignity Health West Flamingo Wellness Center, 9880 W Flamingo Rd, Ste 220, Las Vegas. Call for current dates. Phone: (702) 616-4975. Website ^[5]
CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program registry: Searchable list of CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs (in-person and online). SNHD points Clark County residents here to find programs near them. Website ^[5]
Healthy Living Institute at UMC: Free and low-cost community classes on several topics, including diabetes. Phone: (702) 383-7353 (SELF). Website ^[5]
Nevada Diabetes Association: Information on support groups, classes, resources, and camps for kids and families. Phone: 1-800-379-3839. Website ^[5]

Rules and coverage worth knowing

Nevada has no state law requiring Medicaid to cover the National Diabetes Prevention Program. SB244 (2025; BDR 38-206) would have required Nevada Medicaid to cover intensive lifestyle treatment for obesity and CDC-recognized diabetes prevention programs, but it did not advance in the 2025 session, according to SNHD's post-session legislative report to its Board of Health. ^[6]

How a video visit with Charles Wade, FNP-BC can help

Prediabetes care fits well with telehealth. During a video visit, Charles Wade, FNP-BC reviews your history, risk factors, medicines and any past results. If testing makes sense, the order goes to a lab near you for a blood draw, and you go over the results together at a follow-up visit.

If you have prediabetes, testing for type 2 diabetes is generally advised every year. Wade’s Care First accepts Nevada Medicaid, subject to plan and eligibility verification. Some care still needs an in-person visit, such as a sore that won’t heal or a foot exam.

Lab work and imaging are ordered at a facility near you, and prescriptions go to the North Las Vegas-area pharmacy you choose. See labs, imaging and pharmacies near North Las Vegas. Insurance accepted in Nevada: BCBS / Anthem PPO, UnitedHealthcare PPO, UMR (PPO), Aetna PPO, Cigna PPO, Humana PPO, Ambetter PPO, Nevada Medicaid, TRICARE. Self-pay visits are also available.

When to get care right away

For very high blood sugar with confusion, vomiting or trouble breathing, chest pain, stroke symptoms or any emergency, call 911 or go to North Vista Hospital, Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center or the freestanding ER at Valley Vista.

Keep reading

Prediabetes Signs and A1C Range: Can You Reverse Prediabetes?: the full patient guide.
Telehealth care in North Las Vegas: local labs, imaging, pharmacies and visit planning.
Preventive Care at Wade’s Care First
Telehealth care across Nevada

Sources

Local figures are the most recent published by the listed agencies as of November 12, 2026. This page does not replace advice from your own clinician.

Local questions

North Las Vegas prediabetes questions.

How common is diabetes in North Las Vegas?

CDC PLACES estimates that 12.3% of North Las Vegas adults have diagnosed diabetes (age-adjusted, 2023 data), higher than the Clark County figure of 11.1%. Prediabetes is more common still: the American Diabetes Association estimates about 1 in 3 Nevada adults has it, and most people with prediabetes don't know it.

Is there a free diabetes prevention program for North Las Vegas residents?

Yes. The Southern Nevada Health District offers Walking Together: Preventing Diabetes, a free, self-paced online program in English (gethealthyclarkcounty.org/dp) and Spanish (vivasaludable.org/dp). For more information, call (702) 759-1270. Dignity Health also runs a free CDC-approved 12-month in-person program in Las Vegas; call (702) 616-4975 for dates.

Does Nevada Medicaid pay for a diabetes prevention program?

Nevada does not have a law requiring Medicaid to cover the National Diabetes Prevention Program; a 2025 bill (SB244) that would have required it did not advance. The SNHD programs above are free, and your Medicaid plan can tell you about any wellness benefits it offers.

I'm Hispanic or Black and live in North Las Vegas. Is my risk higher?

Clark County data from the Southern Nevada Health District show prediabetes rates of 19.1% among Hispanic adults and 16.7% among Black adults, compared with 15.4% among white adults. The article lists Hispanic/Latino and African American background as risk factors to bring up with a clinician about A1C screening.

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