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Diabetes ‘Drop In’ Patient Event
Join Us/Drop In (Morning or Afternoon Sessions) At Our Free and Friendly Diabetes Information Event
- Where: The Glass Mill Leisure Centre, 41 Loampit Vale, SE13 7FT
- When: Monday 1st June 2026
- Morning Session 10:00 to 12:30pm
- Afternoon Session 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Morning
- 10am: Welcome
- 10:10am: What Is Diabetes? Why All the Fuss?
- 10:35am: Diet and Lifestyle: Why Is It a Major Contributor to Controlling My Condition?
- 11am: The Top Four Medications to Treat My Condition - What Do They Do, How Do They Help Me?
- 11:35am: Why Do I Need to Look After My Feet?
- 12:30pm: Close
Afternoon
- 1:30pm: Welcome
- 1:40pm: What Is Diabetes? Why All the Fuss?
- 2:05pm: Diet and Lifestyle: Why Is It a Major Contributor to Controlling My Condition?
- 2:30pm: The Top Four Medications to Treat My Condition - What Do They Do, How Do They Help Me?
- 2:55pm: Why Do I Need to Look After My Feet?
- 4pm: Close
Our Exhibitors
Diabetes UK
We support people living with diabetes. We work to improve care for people living with the condition and fight to ensure their voices are heard.
Dietician
A dietician provides specialised dietary advice and support to help individuals manage their condition; offering guidance on meal planning, portion control, carbohydrate counting and other dietary strategies.
Slimming World
Discover a World of Weight Loss without Dieting: Eat real food, Get real support, See real results! In 2000, Slimming World pioneered the first-ever NHS weight management referral scheme, enabling health professionals to refer overweight patients to Slimming World group to manage their weight.
Oviva
Oviva supports you every step of the way to achieve your long-term weight goals. We provide effective weight-loss medication to jump start your journey. Our comprehensive programme and app help you learn how to maintain it for good.
Podiatry
A podiatrist plays a crucial role in diabetes care by focusing on preventing and managing foot-related complications.
Health and Wellbeing Coach
Health and wellbeing coaches can improve health through lifestyle changes; providing support in areas like healthy eating, exercise and stress reduction.
Social Prescribing
Social prescribing involves linking individuals with non-medical, community-based support to address the wider social, emotional, and practical factors that can impact your health.
GPs / GPNs
GPs and GPNs (General Practice Nurses) play crucial roles in the care of individuals with diabetes; typically coordinating care, managing complex cases and referring patients to specialists.
Pharmacy
Pharmacists offer expertise in medication management, lifestyle advice and education, providing critical support for self management.
Diabetic Eye Screening
Diabetic Eye Screening checks are important. They can find problems early so they can be treated and to stop them getting worse. Screening is different from your normal eye sight test for glasses.
Smoke Free Lewisham
Lewisham stop smoking service provides high quality stop smoking support for tobacco users.
NHS App - Digital First
To help make the NHS fit for the future, we are embracing a digital-first approach.
NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, also known as the Healthier You programme, identifies people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and refers them onto a nine-month, evidence-based lifestyle change programme. The Healthier You programme is available both as a face-to-face group service and as a digital service.
Published: May 5, 2026
