Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week

27 May 202527 May 2025

This week is Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week with the aim to raise awareness of the risk of
type 2 diabetes and how to avoid it.

• You can prevent type 2 diabetes by eating a healthy, balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and keeping physically active.

• People living with diabetes also face higher risk of heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, foot problems, vision loss and kidney problems.

• There are some groups at higher risk of type 2 diabetes: men, people of South Asian or Black ethnicity, people who are overweight, people with a family history of type 2 diabetes and women with a history of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM).

• Find out your risk of type 2 diabetes by using the Diabetes UK Know Your Risk Score at riskscore.diabetes.org.uk or by searching ‘Know Your Risk’.

If you have a history of Gestational Diabetes, which is high blood sugar during pregnancy, you may be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. To reduce your risk join the free Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.

www.england.nhs.uk/healthier-you/gdm-self-referral

Anyone can develop type 2 diabetes, but certain factors can increase your risk – such as being over 40.

Type 2 diabetes can lead to serious health complications if left untreated. But you can significantly reduce your risk by making small lifestyle changes with support from your local Healthier You programme.