Diabetes
NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
Tailored, personalised help to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes treatment and care programme
How we are working to improve outcomes for those with diabetes.
Digital innovations in diabetes
How we’re using digital technology to reduce Type 2 diabetes and support those with Type 1 diabetes.
Watch The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme story
Each year, more and more people are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. This can lead to stroke, blindness, heart disease, kidney failure, limb amputation and early death. Find out how the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme can help those at high risk of Type 2 diabetes to make lifestyle changes and reduce their risk.
Watch Tom's story (NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme)
This animation follows Tom who has been told he is at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
It looks at how Tom can prevent the disease from developing and how he got the help and support he needed from the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.
News and blogs
Patients on NHS type 2 diabetes prevention programme lose almost 60,000kg between them
Patients who have completed the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) have lost almost 60,000kg between them. New figures show that the 17,000 people who attended most of the healthy living sessions lost an average of 3.4kg, over one kilogram more than originally predicted and a total of 59,000kg. The programme, which gives advice […]