{"id":295,"date":"2026-08-26T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/lets-prevent-diabetes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:39:47","slug":"draft-lets-prevent-diabetes-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/draft-lets-prevent-diabetes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Type 2\u00a0Diabetes Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-26T10:39:47+01:00\">26 August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Type 2&nbsp;Diabetes Prevention service&nbsp;in NHS Lothian is changing to offer more choice and better meet the needs of people diagnosed with&nbsp;prediabetes [HbA1c 42\u201347 mmol\/mol].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We thank you for your patience whilst we update our web page, currently under construction.\u00a0 Prediabetes referrals remain welcome using the current\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/08\/Lets-Prevent-Diabetes-Referral-Form-July-2026-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/08\/Lets-Prevent-Diabetes-Referral-Form-July-2026-1.pdf\">referral form<\/a>\u00a0and we look forward to sharing further details of support options asap.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"get-in-touch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can self-refer to our service by completing our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/08\/Lets-Prevent-Diabetes-Referral-Form-July-2026-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/08\/Lets-Prevent-Diabetes-Referral-Form-July-2026-1.pdf\">self referral form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email:<a href=\"mailto:loth.lpd@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:loth.lpd@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">&nbsp;loth.lpd@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><br>Phone:&nbsp;0131 537 9169<br>Woodlands House<br>Astley Ainslie Hospital<br>74 Canaan Lane<br>Edinburgh<br>EH9 2TB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/LetsPreventDiabetes.png\" alt=\"Rounded Rectangle:  \t\u201cEveryone should do this course\u201d\n \t\u2018Very informative, clear ideas and helpful. Good discussion and clarity\u2019\n \t\u201cHas Given me an insight and will take on board and implement some ideas\u201d\n \t\u2018Feel much more confident in dealing with my prediabetes\u2019\n \t\u201cIt was nice to chat with others on the same position\u201d\n \t\u2018Great Day, wish this program was available to attend in previous years and not when I was at the prediabetic stage in my life- very informative- very helpful.\n \t\u2018It was an important learning curve- I understand now how diabetes is caused and have been provided with tools to help with the pre-diabetes \u2018\n\n\n\n\n\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Type 2&nbsp;Diabetes Prevention service&nbsp;in NHS Lothian is changing to offer more choice and better meet the needs of people diagnosed with&nbsp;prediabetes [HbA1c 42&ndash;47 mmol\/mol]. We thank you for your patience whilst we update our web page, currently under construction.&nbsp; Prediabetes referrals remain welcome using the current&nbsp;referral form&nbsp;and we look forward to sharing further details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-295","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"davidmcbain","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/awmt2d\/author\/davidmcbain\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"The Type 2&nbsp;Diabetes Prevention service&nbsp;in NHS Lothian is changing to offer more choice and better meet the needs of people diagnosed with&nbsp;prediabetes [HbA1c 42&ndash;47 mmol\/mol]. 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