There are an estimated 4.6 million people in the UK who live with a diabetes diagnoses, and nearly 1.3 million people could be living with type 2 diabetes who are yet to be diagnosed. A person’s risk of type 2 diabetes is influenced by lifestyle factors including a lack of exercise, poor nutrition and obesity. And when it comes to a complex condition like diabetes, there’s so much information out there that it can be hard to know fact from fiction.

But learning how to manage your lifestyle, and reduce your risk, doesn’t need to be complicated. This session will raise awareness of diabetes and its health implication amongst your employees, helping them learn practical lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of diabetes in the future.

Learn about:

• The different types of diabetes, their causes and risk factors

• The current research surrounding lifestyle interventions and impact of diabetes on mental health

• How to reduce your risk of diabetes by leading a healthy lifestyle

• Making reasonable adjustments for colleagues with diabetes.

Delivered by Physiologist, Sam Brazier.