The All-Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme (AWDPP) is successfully preventing or delaying type 2 diabetes, according to an evaluation report released today by Public Health Wales.

Currently, more than 220,000 people in Wales live with diabetes, predominantly type 2 diabetes – a long-term condition that can reduce quality of life and shorten lifespans. Without interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes, projections indicate that by 2035, one in 11 adults in Wales will develop type 2 diabetes.

The All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme is an innovative, short intervention which provides support and advice to those who are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The programme supports people at higher risk of type 2 diabetes to make changes to their diet and to be more physically active.

People are identified as being at risk through a blood test, which measures a person’s average blood sugar (glucose) levels over the last two to three months.

Eligible people in areas where the programme is being rolled out are referred to a trained healthcare support worker who will talk to them about what they can do to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.  They can also be referred to additional sources of support.

Funded by Welsh Government, the national programme was launched by health boards in 2022 and has been offered to over 10,000 people across Wales.

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