Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to help people better understand their diabetes.

'Healthier You: The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme' started in 2016 and currently covers three quarters of the population of England. At the end of May 2018, nearly 215,000 people had been referred into the service, with over 95,000 taking up the offer of a programme.

By 2020, the programme will support 100,000 people at risk of diabetes each year across England. Those referred will get tailored, personalised help to reduce their risk including education on healthy eating and lifestyle and bespoke physical exercise programmes.

NHS England has invested £10.5 million transformation funding in 2018/19 (and a similar amount in 2017/18) to provide approximately 96,000 additional structured education places in 137 clinical commissioning groups.