Assessing your risk factors of developing Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes and taking preventative action.

• What is Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes?
• Short term effects / long term complications
• Risk factors:
  Family History / Age / Ethnicity
• Lifestyle factors / obesity
• Anthropometrics
• Importance of keeping blood glucose in control using continuous blood glucose monitoring

The ongoing role of sustained behavioural changes in preventing Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes.

• Barriers to making change and obstacles to change
• How to create healthier habits
• SMART goals / small changes
• Motivation
• Transtheoretical Model
• Tips to stay on track

The importance of nutrition in the prevention of Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes.

• Macro-nutrients
• Mediterranean Diet basics
• Fibre
• Hydration
• Food Labelling
• Mythbusting

Exercise and Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes prevention.

• Government recommendations for healthy individuals – frequency, duration, type, intensity
• Barriers to overcome
• How to create an exercise plan for the week
• Exercise with existing medical conditions
• Barriers to overcome with FITT goal setting

The effects of smoking and alcohol
consumption on developing Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes.

• Calories in alcoholic drinks
• Recommendations
• Risks and links to Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes
• Risks of smoking
• Signposting

The link between stress and Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes.
Improved sleep and Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes.

• Mental health and diabetes statistics
• What to do if you have mental health issues
• Cortisol response in the body / parasympathetic nervous system / effect of stimulants
• Brief overview on deep breathing and signposting to Calm/ Headspace
• Identifying stress and its link to Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes
• Health benefits of sufficient sleep
• How to get better sleep
• How sleep links to Pre Diabetes / Type 2 Diabetes