Introducing Nutu, a Personalized Wellness App for Eligible UAB Employees

Nutu is a personalized digital health and wellness app designed to provide ongoing, practical support for healthier daily habits including nutrition, activity and sleep tracking, digital coaching, behavioral nudges and community support. Eligible employees can choose between two unique programs...

Available Programs

• Diabetes Prevention Program: This structured program features a CDC-based curriculum, nutrition, activity and sleep tracking, digital coaching, support from a certified coach, behavioral nudges and community support. Recommended for eligible employees who have prediabetes or elevated blood sugar, are working to manage their weight, have high cholesterol or other metabolic health risk factors, or want to reduce their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
• Healthy Living Program for Weight Health: This flexible program includes nutrition, activity and sleep tracking, a personalized Nutu Score, digital coaching, SMART habit-building goals, behavioral nudges and community support. Recommended for eligible employees who simply want greater support with nutrition, physical activity, sleep and sustainable habit change.

Nutu is available at no cost to employees of UAB, UAB Hospital, UAB LLC, UA Health Services Foundation, UAB Health System and Cooper Green who are enrolled in a UAB medical plan as the primary policyholder.

My Health Rewards participants earn 200 points when they enroll, an additional 100-point bonus when they enroll by December 31, 2026, and up to 100 points each month through ongoing engagement.

Please note, Nutu is intended to complement, not replace, care from your healthcare provider.

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UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center

The UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by diabetes through cutting-edge research.

• Clinical Trials: UAB and Children's Hospital of Alabama have several ongoing clinical trials in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes that are currently enrolling new patients. For more information about clinical trials in UAB Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, contact: Julia Parker, 205-224-7582 or juliaparker@uabmc.edu.
• DiaClue: UCDC researchers have developed a web tool for health care providers that classifies diabetes into five specific subtypes, enabling more personalized treatment and better outcomes for patients. DiaClue is available for free at diaclue.com.

UAB Weight Loss Medicine

Did you know? 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes, and 90 percent don't know they have it.

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a proven, year-long, lifestyle change program that helps participants develop healthier habits and reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes up to 58 percent (71 percent for those aged 60 or older).

Get Started

• Take the Prediabetes Risk Test at dpp.diabetes.org/uab.
• Enroll in the UAB DPP program (if eligible).
• Contact: Call 205-934-7053, ext: 1, and ask to speak with Karen Harrison.

Live HealthSmart Alabama

Live HealthSmart Alabama (LHSA) is a transformational movement dedicated to making good health simple for all Alabamians. Working alongside communities across the state, LHSA focuses on three key areas that influence health: Good Nutrition, Prevention and Wellness, and Physical Activity. Through community-informed initiatives such as the Mobile Market, improvements to the built environment, and health education, LHSA helps remove barriers to healthy living. In addition, LHSA's no-cost Mobile Wellness Screenings help participants better understand their health risks, know their numbers, and take informed steps toward preventing and managing chronic conditions such as diabetes.

Learn more at uab.edu/livehealthsmartal.

UAB St. Vincent's Outpatient Diabetes Program

The Outpatient Diabetes Education programs at UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham and East locations are led by certified diabetes educators, who are dedicated to helping people with diabetes achieve lead healthier lives. Through classes or individual instruction, patients learn how to better manage their disease — whether they are newly diagnosed or have had trouble controlling their diabetes in the past.

Services include nutrition evaluations and customized meal plans from a registered dietitian, guidance on insulin use and blood glucose monitoring, HbA1C review, help in setting goals for lifestyle changes that promote wellness, and Gestational diabetes education, for women who developed diabetes during pregnancy.

Online instruction is available, or you may participate in person at UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham or UAB St. Vincent's East. A referral is required; if you do not have a primary care physician, please call 205-939-7878. The program is covered by most insurance plans. To confirm, ask your insurance company if your policy covers diabetes self-management training. To make an appointment or learn more, please call 205-939-7248.

To find out more about the UAB St. Vincent's Outpatient Diabetes Education Birmingham and East services visit uabstvincents.org and search "Diabetes" in the search feature.

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