Type 2 diabetes prevention week 2024 Monday 20th May to Sunday 26th May
Over 10% of adults in Sandwell have diabetes, higher than the West Midlands 8.2% and National average 7.3% – and rising!
Healthwatch Sandwell have pulled together useful information links to help organisations get involved and raise awareness of diabetes risks in Sandwell.
- Get involved: Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week 2024 | Diabetes UK
- Promote the Diabetes UK ‘know your risk’ booklet and tool:
- https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/products/type-2-diabetes-know-your-risk
- https://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/start
- Talk about healthy eating and put up a poster:
- Raise awareness in ethnic communities of diabetes higher risks:
- Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes | Preventing diabetes | Diabetes UK
- Conversations about diabetes in African Caribbean communities: Healthwatch Sandwell
- Diabetes in ethnic communities – things to think about checklist: Healthwatch Sandwell
- Encourage Men to talk about diabetes risks:
- Jordan’s story: Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes after covid nearly cost me my life | Diabetes UK
- Waseem’s story: “Taking up walking has helped me with weight loss and my mental wellbeing.” | Diabetes UK
Healthwatch Sandwell can help promote events or may be able to help support – please contact:
Sophie Shuttlewood – Projects and Partnerships Lead
Mobile: 07732 683483 Email: Sophie.Shuttlewood@healthwatchsandwell.co.uk