Usage and Exposure to Content of the NHS Healthy Living Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Usage and Exposure to Content of the NHS Healthy Living Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

  • By

  • Antonia M Marsden

  • Rhiannon E Hawkes

  • Jack S Benton

  • David P French

  • Sarah Cotterill

  • June 2, 2026

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    Type 2 diabetes requires long-term management, and diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is crucial for effective disease management.

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    Despite being offered DSMES, only 8.6% of newly diagnosed individuals attended within the first year, indicating low engagement.

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    HeLP-Diabetes, an online DSMES, showed significant reductions in HbA1c levels and was cost-effective, leading to its national rollout as Healthy Living.

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    Engagement with digital interventions like Healthy Living is essential to ensure users benefit from the content and improve health outcomes.

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    This study aims to analyze usage patterns of the Healthy Living program, focusing on access frequency, time spent, and demographic variations.

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Usage and Exposure to Content of the NHS Healthy Living Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

  • by Antonia M Marsden, Rhiannon E Hawkes, Jack S Benton, David P French, Sarah Cotterill

  • June 2, 2026

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