Type 2 diabetes prevention week

Posted on May 27th, 2025

You can prevent type 2 diabetes by eating a healthy, balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and keeping physically active.

People living with diabetes also face higher risk of heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, foot problems, vision loss and kidney problems.

There are some groups at higher risk of type 2 diabetes: men, people of South Asian or Black ethnicity, people who are overweight, people with a family history of type 2 diabetes and women with a history of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM).

Find out your risk of type 2 diabetes by using the Diabetes UK Know Your Risk Score