What is Healthy Living for people with type 2 diabetes?
Healthy Living is a free online NHS service for people living with type 2 diabetes. It provides knowledge and information that will support you to manage your condition.
It includes:
- information about type 2 diabetes and its treatments;
- advice on emotional and mental wellbeing;
- advice with adopting and maintaining healthy behaviours with food and exercise.
Get help
If you need help with joining or using the Healthy Living programme, email us for further support.
If you would prefer to speak to one of our team, call 0191 249 7801.
Our support team are available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
We cannot offer medical advice. The support telephone contact and email address are not monitored by medically trained members of staff.
If you are concerned about your health, please contact a health professional such as your GP.
If you need medical help now, but it is not an emergency go to 111.nhs.uk or call 111 from any landline or mobile phone free of charge.
Deaf people can use text relay to call 18001 111.
Resources for people who are at risk of developing diabetes
People who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes can access a different NHS service called Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.
When blood sugar levels are above the normal range, but not high enough to be diagnosed as having diabetes, this is called non-diabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH) or sometimes known as pre-diabetes.
Your GP practice can refer you to the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme if you have had a blood test in the last 12 months confirming pre-diabetes.
If you do not have a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, complete this short questionnaire to find out your type 2 risk score. It only takes a few minutes. It could be the most important thing you do today.
Resources for people living with type 1 diabetes
People who are living with type 1 diabetes can access different NHS services available through the NHS website.
People living with type 1 diabetes need to manage their condition differently to those living with type 2 diabetes.
Click on the link below to view the NHS type 1 diabetes page which includes information, support and access to services for people living with type 1 diabetes.
