Warm Welcome to DietScope!

Hi there! I’m Natalie, a Medical Nutritionist and founder of DietScope, which was set-up after taking thousands of patients successfully though the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. The NHS programme was initially 100% in person, but during Covid it moved to online sessions; which actually worked much better for many people! Whether due to a busy schedule, work, young children or grandchildren at home, health and mobility issues, or just the comfort of being in your own home with a cup of tea; the convenience of learning how to reverse diabetes online suited a wide range of patients better than travelling to and from frequent appointments.

Since restrictions have been lifted the official programme has returned to the in-person model, and the retention numbers aren’t great (only 1 in 5 patients complete the NHS programme!!), for many reasons, including:.

• Programme length - Information is usually drip-fed over 9 months and that’s a lot of commitment, especially for those are keen to get their blood sugar down quickly.

• Travelling to and from the venue - Can become a chore over time, and expenses are not covered, so while a free service it can end up costing money regardless.

• Relevance - Due to large classes of around 30 patients, the information can be very generic to cover every circumstance, and so people feel they are wasting their time.

• Comfort - Sessions can also be held in a cold hall on uncomfortable seats for 2 hours every fortnight - which obviously isn’t an ideal learning environment, and often patients must take part in exercise sessions as a group, which doesn’t appeal to everyone.

• Dignity - Usually patients queue up to be weighed each session, which can feel degrading and also detracts from the message of the programme (as blood sugar can be reduced regardless of weight, and body-weight often isn’t the cause of the rising blood sugar).

For one reason or another the vast majority of patients who enlist in the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme drop-out before the half-way point. This is why I’ve moved away from that model and offer 2 options, which can be conducted either via video call or even on the telephone:

Option 1:

1 to 1 - Fully personalised 45 min sessions, at a time to suit you (£39 per session, pay as you go)

Option 2:

FAST-TRACK - Small group Zoom course over one full day 10am-4pm, where we cover everything in one go (£79 Full Day)

If you would like to discuss either of the above or your personal circumstances in more detail then hit the ‘get in touch’ button below for more information or a FREE call-back! Please note Fast-Track Full Day sessions are held at weekends only.