This week is Diabetes Prevention Week. Around 200,000 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year, and you don’t need to be one of them.
Research shows that the Healthier You programme has reduced new diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in England, saving thousands of people from its potentially serious consequences.
Over 1.3 million people have now been referred to the Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. People from Black Caribbean, Black African and South Asian backgrounds are more at risk of type 2 diabetes.
It offers people at risk of type 2 diabetes a lifestyle change programme. Participants can choose between face-to-face groups and a digital service.
Type 2 diabetes can lead to serious health complications if left untreated.
Finding out your risk only takes a few minutes using the Diabetes UK risk tool – it could be the most important thing you do today. riskscore.diabetes.org.uk