Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - West Bridgford Library - Adult Learning

West Bridgford Library, Nottingham

Date	18 June - 9 July 2025
Sessions	Wednesdays: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
No. sessions	4
Venue	West Bridgford Library, Nottingham View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £28

About this course

This course will explain what Type 2 Diabetes is, how you can reduce and how to manage the risk of developing the disease, through healthy eating and being active.

Diabetes can be prevented or controlled with behavioural changes. This course will focus on helping you to develop healthy lifestyle changes that will reduce or remove your risk to type 2 diabetes. The sessions will promote awareness through easy to follow and practical advice.

Topics covered will include:

What is diabetes
Behaviour changes
Healthy eating (sugars, fibre, fats)
Reading food labels
Benefits of activity
Hydration

Learners will also receive takeaway literature, healthy eating recipes and signposting to reputable websites and resources to sustain their changes.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

Increase knowledge of type 2 diabetes and healthy eating
Able to make informed healthy lifestyle choices
Reduced risk or control of type 2 diabetes

Resources required by attendees:

Notebook, pen, writing paper

Suggested Reading for the course:

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-eatwell-guide/

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: