The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme will help you take control of your health, supporting you to make changes to your diet, weight and the amount of physical activity you do.
Taking action now is very important as it can prevent you developing Type 2 diabetes.
What are the stages of your local Healthier You service?
We will cover in detail:
- The risk factors for diabetes and what is happening in the body to cause elevated levels of blood glucose
- What changes might be beneficial to you in safeguarding yourself against Type 2 diabetes and the associated complications.
- What to eat to achieve a nutritional balance for optimal health
- The impact of mental and physical stress on the body and how this causes elevated levels of blood glucose
- The impact of poor quality or insufficient amounts of sleep on your health
- The required amount of daily movement for optimal health and how this can be achieved
Skills you will develop on the programme include learning:
- How to make healthy changes to your nutrition in a way that you enjoy and without restricting any foods.
- How to build healthy habits that make it easy to stick to the changes you make long term
- Stress management techniques to mitigate against the physiological effects of stress
- How to overcome issues with sleep to feel better and improve your health
- How to find a style of movement you enjoy
- How to find ways to move that take into consideration restricted mobility
- How to maintain an enjoyable healthy lifestyle long term
How to join
If you have been told that you are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and haven’t already been referred to our service, please ask your GP practice if you are eligible for referral to your local Healthier You service. For further information, please contact us at:
info@preventing-diabetes.co.uk
0333 577 3010
www.preventing-diabetes.co.uk
Have you previously been diagnosed with gestational diabetes?
Did you know that if you have previously been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
Approximately 1 in 2 women who have had gestational diabetes will go on to develop type 2 diabetes within the next 5-10 years.
The good news is that there are lots of small changes you can make to prevent diabetes from developing in the first place.
If you have a history of gestational diabetes, you may be eligible for your local Healthier You service once you have had your post‑natal check at your GP. This programme will help you take control of your health by supporting you to make changes to your lifestyle, diet and physical activity; all designed to reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Remember you are not alone so it is important to ask for support.
You may be eligible for your local Healthier You service if you meet the following criteria:
- Aged 18 years and over, up to and including 80 years old
- Not pregnant
- Do not have type 2 diabetes
- Have a previous history of gestational diabetes and ‘normoglycaemia’, defined as having an HbA1c lower than 42 mmol/mol or an FPG of less than 5.5 mmol/l within the last 12 months
How to join:
Once you receive your first blood test post-partum, please ask your GP or nurse to consider referring you onto your local Healthier You service. For more information please contact us:
info@preventing-diabetes.co.uk
0333 577 3010
www.preventing-diabetes.co.uk