Welcome to Diabetes Wellbeing

Diabetes Wellbeing Programme

Aiming to reduce Type 2 diabetes within the diverse, low-income, and hard-to-reach communities of East Birmingham. Notably, among the 5.6 million in the UK diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes;1.2 million remaining undiagnosed.

This initiative primarily targets Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, who face higher risks: South Asians are upto six times more likely, and African-Caribbean descent individuals upto three times more likely, to develop Type 2 diabetes (Diabetes UK, 2023).

Our intervention focuses on reducing the financial burden of diabetes, projected to cost the NHS £18 billion by 2035. Through our Women’s Hub, women and mothers will access a safe space for peer support, health education, life skills, and train-the-trainer programs, targeting prediabetes and diabetes management.

senior woman hands using lancet on finger at home to check blood

Participants will gain:

Knowledge and skills to become Community Champion Prediabetic Educators.
Access to free ‘Try at Home’ prediabetes products, scientifically proven to manage blood sugar, reduce inflammation, and enhance insulin sensitivity.

The project’s new holistic, co-designed approach with NHS experts and leading diabetes groups, ensures that even the most isolated of women access necessary resources.