More than a million people could benefit from lifestyle tips and avoid type 2 diabetes

People at the highest risk of type 2 diabetes should be given intensive exercise and weight loss help by the NHS, according to NICE. Healthcare professionals, from GPs to community nurses and pharmacists, should refer people with elevated blood sugars to exercise classes and nutrition courses, NICE has said in updated guidance. NICE has identified 1.7 million people as having the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is based upon them having a fasting glucose between 6.5-6.9mmol/l. Evidence suggests that people with high fasting glucose can avoid diabetes by changing their lifestyle. As such, NICE is calling for them