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Diabetes Awareness Week (8 – 14 June 2026)
The NHS Type 2 Path to Remission Programme integrates specialised nutrition, psychology, and physical activity interventions to facilitate rapid weight loss, foster lasting behavioural changes, and promote type 2 diabetes remission, reversing your diabetes. The programme enables you to benefit from the collective expertise of GPs, practice nurses, diabetes practitioners, dietitians, clinical psychologists, and exercise specialists. This ensures you receive comprehensive support every step of the way.

Xyla has been delivering the NHS Type 2 Path to Remission Programme since June 2023.  The programme aims to help those recently diagnosed to reverse their type 2 diabetes and come off diabetes-related medication.

It is intended for those who have been diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic within the last six years and have a body mass index of 27 kg/m2 or higher in people from a white background, or 25 kg/m2 for those from all other ethnic backgrounds. Blood sugar levels, or HbA1c to use the clinical term, need to be 43 -87 mmol/mol for those taking diabetes medication and 48-87 mmol/mol for those not taking diabetes medication.

Referrals to the programme can be made by trained clinicians (GPs, pharmacists and diabetic nurses).

Since we started running the programme

  • Over 12,000 patients have been referred since June 2023
  • 26% of referrals are from ethnic minorities
  • Over 56% of starters complete the 12 month programme
  • The average weight loss at the end of the programme is 9.3kg
  • The total weight loss from all those who have completed our programmes is 63,711kg, which is the equivalent of 11 adult African elephants
  • 99% of completers said the programme was helpful
  • 97% of completers saif they would recommend the Healthier You programme to other people who are identified as being at risk of type 2 diabetes

Don’t take our word for it

Here’s some feedback from those who have been on our NHS Type 2 Path to Remission Programme:

“I look at myself now and think ‘wow’” Deann

“I have achieved amazing things so far” Ash

“I’ve had a really positive experience with the programme from the start” Karen

“I have reduced my weight by 30kg and exceeded my target” Simon

“Seeing the results was the motivation to carry on” Daniel

“It surpassed anything I had hoped to achieve” Peter

Find out if the Type 2 Path to Remission Programme is for you

If you are eligible for our Type 2 Path to Remission Programme you can find out more about our Type 2 Path to Remission Programme including eligibility here:

If you are eligible, you can sign up to one of our free, live patient information sessions here:

We will take you through the programme and explain the details about how it works and how weight loss targets are achieved. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions

This session is for all professionals involved in identifying and referring patients. Join us to learn more about the programme, referral process and hear from our guest speaker from Diabetes UK.

Xyla runs the NHS Type 2 Path to Remission Programme across large parts of the UK while other areas are supported by other operators. More details about geographical coverage are available here: Our Locations | Diabetes Prevention Programme