East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) runs free specialist education programmes for people with diabetes. These include:
- Online weight management programme - supporting adults living with obesity who also have a diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension or both, to manage their weight and improve their health.
- Healthy Living programme - learn how to manage your type 2 diabetes.
- Newly diagnosed DESMOND programme - learn how to manage your type 2 diabetes if you are newly diagnosed
- One on one sessions - suitable for people with learning disabilities, mental health conditions and substance use.
- Non English Education Group - specialist support in patients' preferred language.
- Diabetes Specialist Nursing - For all ages. Supporting people with diabetes to develop expertise and knowledge in their condition to get the most out of life.
Ask your GP to find out if these programmes are right for you.
Service access criteria:
The service accepts referrals for Newham residents of all ages.
Categories:
Health advice
Family support groups and organisations
Preventative services for children and young people
Healthy lifestyle
Information and advice
Managing a long-term health condition
Services for older people
Youth support
Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Wheelchair accessible
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Non English speaking friendly
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