Healthy Eating -Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes-Online Course-Community Learning-18:00-20:00

About this course

About this course

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

Diabetes can be prevented or controlled with healthy eating habits. 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 diabetes and healthy eating 
• Able to make informed healthy lifestyle choices 
• Reduced risk or control of type 2 diabetes 

learners will require a Notebook/writing paper and pen. 

Suggested Reading for the course -  

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

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/ 

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course.  Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

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:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire