The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, identifies people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and refers them onto a FREE nine-month, evidence-based lifestyle change programme.
The Healthier You programme is available both as a face-to-face group service and as a digital service. When referred into the programme, people are free to choose between the two.
People on the face-to-face group service receive personalised support to manage their weight, eat more healthily and be more physically active – which together have been proven to reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The digital service offers similar support but through the use of digital tools such as wearable technologies that monitor levels of exercise, apps where users can access health coaches, online peer support groups and the ability to set and monitor goals electronically.
Research shows the Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme has reduced new diagnoses of type 2 diabetes in England, saving thousands of people from the potentially serious consequences of the condition. It cuts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than a third for people completing the programme.
The Healthier You programme is delivered in Coventry and Warwickshire by Xyla. For more information please visit the website: https://preventing-diabetes.co.uk/locations/coventry-warwickshire/ or ring 0333 577 3010.
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 the service, please ask your GP practice if you are eligible for referral to your local Healthier You service.
Gestational Diabetes
Approximately 1 in 2 people 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 they can make to prevent diabetes from developing in the first place.
The programme is available to patients who had previous history of or currently have Gestational Diabetes. This programme will help them take control of their health by supporting them to make changes to their lifestyle, diet and physical activity; all designed to reduce your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The programme is available for this cohort digitally, tailored to offer support to patients.
Patients can self-refer during pregnancy, but will start the programme after giving birth.
For self-referral, please follow the below link:
Gestational Diabetes - Preventing Diabetes (preventing-diabetes.co.uk)
