NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme is part of the national programme which is expected to provide support to 100,000 individuals each year.Those referred to the service will receive tailored, personalised support to reduce their risk of Type 2 diabetes including education on healthy eating and lifestyle, help to lose weight and physical exercise programmes, all of which together have been proven to reduce the risk of developing the disease.

0333 577 3010

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Better Living

Find practical help with managing Type 2 diabetes through this informative toolkit.

0162 853 7900

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Diabetes UK

Contact support families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability.

Check your risk of type 2 diabetes using Diabetes UK’s online tool Diabetes UK – Know Your Risk of Type 2 diabetes

0345 123 2399

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Healthy Living for people with type 2 diabetes

Healthy Living is a free, online NHS programme that supports people to live well with type 2 diabetes.

It includes information and advice about:

• type 2 diabetes
• eating well
• becoming more active
• how to look after your body and mind
• other NHS services and support
• living with diabetes, including driving, working and travelling

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Kent and Medway Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (KMDESP)

If you’re aged 12 or over and have diabetes, you are eligible for free diabetic eye screenings, provided by the Kent and Medway Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (KMDESP).

This essential service aims to prevent sight loss by identifying early signs of diabetic eye conditions, such as diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy, conditions that often show no symptoms until significant damage has occurred.

Please see our dedicated page for more detailed information.

01233 880000 (8am to 8pm)

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