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Type 2 diabetes courses
We have a range of Type 2 diabetes educational programmes available, all designed to offer you a choice of learning methods and venues.
Look at the programmes below and find the right one for you and then book your place online.
DERIK
EMPOWER Type 2
Diabetes Education and Revision in Kent (DERIK) is a local QISMET accredited diabetes education programme for people living with type 2 diabetes.
EMPOWER Type 2 is an award-winning accredited programme designed to help you understand what diabetes is, the effect it has on the body and how to make small, achievable changes to the food you eat and your everyday life.
Desmond
X-PERT HEALTH
DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) is a diabetes education session for those living with type 2 diabetes. The course targets lifestyle modification and behaviour change to help manage type 2 diabetes.
This course is designed for patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, who want to make changes to their diet and lifestyle to improve their glycaemic control.
MEDSED
MyMHealth
The Medway Structured Education for Diabetes (MEDSED) insulin programme is designed for those who are starting using insulin or who are already using insulin.
MEDSED is delivered by Medway Community Healthcare.
Kent and Medway ICB are currently offering free access to the myDiabetes app for people living with Diabetes in Kent and Medway.