Lifestyle Medicine: Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes

Module code: MD7528

An introduction to Lifestyle Medicine, including definitions, principles and comparison with other medical disciplines and practices. You will consider the global burden of type 2 diabetes and how lifestyle factors contribute. There will be a critical appraisal of current risk tools and screening programmes for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and the role of Lifestyle Medicine in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. You will also study the implementation of Lifestyle Medicine in real-world practice, including re-framing conventional clinical advice into lifestyle-focused approaches.

Topics covered

• Principles of Lifestyle Medicine and evaluate how Lifestyle medicine compares and contrasts with other medical disciplines and practices
• Global prevalence of type 2 diabetes, including those at risk, and evaluate how lifestyle factors could contribute to its burden
• Currently available risk tools, national and international screening programmes for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
• The role of lifestyle medicine in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes Implementation of lifestyle medicine in practice, including the reframing of conventional medical advice to align with lifestyle-focused approaches