The NHS is delivering a new programme which provides a low calorie diet treatment for people who are overweight and living with type 2 diabetes. The programme is based on two large studies which showed that, as a result of this treatment, people living with type 2 diabetes who were overweight could improve their diabetes control, reduce diabetes-related medication and even achieve remission (no longer have diabetes). The NHS and its partner Diabetes UK are now testing different models of providing the treatment and associated support, with this area\u2019s service being a group-based, remotely delivered programme. The service will be delivered by Liva Healthcare.<\/p>\n
Your 12-month NHS Low Calorie Diet (LCD) programme, has three main phases:<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0Total Diet Replacement (TDR) Phase<\/strong> 2. Food Reintroduction Phase<\/strong> 3.\u00a0Maintenance Phase<\/strong> The NHS LCD programme is a group-based programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n Please see a summary below of the main programme features:<\/p>\n The NHS is delivering a new programme which provides a low calorie diet treatment for people who are overweight and living with type 2 diabetes….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-538","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/p81103\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThis is the total diet replacement stage, where all food will be replaced with 4 daily soups or shakes of up to 900 calories, for 12 weeks. You will be supported by your group members and Health Coach throughout this key stage.<\/p>\n
\nIn this phase, we\u2019ll work alongside you to gradually re-introduce food over a period of 6 weeks. Here, you\u2019ll start developing lifestyle changes that will support you for the long term. No need to feel nervous in this stage \u2013 your Health Coach, group and programme of evidence-based learning will support you with the knowledge and tools needed, to re-introduce food in a way that sustains the health changes you have made.<\/p>\n
\nIn this stage, it\u2019s all about continuing to sustain the healthy habits you are developing. You\u2019ll work with your group and your Health Coach to embed your lifestyle changes and continue to strategise around what realistically works for your unique lifestyle. You may continue to lose weight during this stage, or you may look to maintain it. Your coach will support you with a personalised plan that works for you on an individualised level.<\/p>\n
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\n– You\u2019ll order your Total Diet Replacement (TDR) products with the unique code provided by your Health Coach \u2013 these are free of charge.
\n– You\u2019ll download our Liva app to a smartphone or tablet, which you will use to register to continue onto the next stage of the group programme and book in for your Initial Consultation (IC).
\n– You\u2019ll receive your equipment \u2013 a set of bluetooth scales, blood glucose monitor & test strips, and blood pressure monitor.<\/li>\n