Diabetes 12-week Clinical Program

Did you know that Type 2 diabetes is now considered a global pandemic, with 10% of the world's adult population living with diabetes?*

In Australia alone, 1.3 million adults had type 2 diabetes in 2021, leading to 10% of all deaths!**

Type 2 diabetes is seen as a chronic irreversible illness, requiring lots of medications to slow its progression. However, recent research has shown that type 2 diabetes can be prevented, halted or, in some cases, even remitted with healthy lifestyle habits!*** 

Leading diabetes organisations such as Diabetes Australia, Diabetes UK, and the American Diabetes Association now recognise that diabetes remission is possible!^ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine agrees that remission should be the ultimate treatment goal for type 2 diabetes where possible.^^

There is now a better way to live with diabetes.

  • Our Approach

    We use an evidence-based lifestyle medicine approach to healing to address the underlying lifestyle causes of many diseases rather than just the symptoms.

  • The Great News

    Our whole-person health approach is compatible with medicines and surgical intervention, and their need may even be reduced when our programs are used intensively.

  • Diabetes Clinical Program

    Recommended for patients with pre-diabetes or diagnosed type 2 diabetes. It will empower you on your wellness journey and will help you transform your life.

  • The Outcome

    We will help you develop the necessary skills to live life more abundantly, and to prevent, treat or remit your type 2 diabetes. We want you to thrive in life, not just survive!

The Benefits

Evidence-based.

Our program was developed by leading medical and health experts, using evidence-based lifestyle interventions.

The Program.

Over 12 weeks you will have one-on-one consultations, group meetings and online access at your fingertips.

Clinical Support.

We will help you prevent, manage or remit Type 2 Diabetes, optimise your weight, reach your health goals and be empowered to live your best life.

Each Week.

You will enjoy a series of educational videos, articles, recipes, workouts, and other great activities that will guide you towards positive lifestyle habits.

You will receive:

  1. Personal appointments catering to your needs;

  2. a comprehensive Diabetes Lifestyle Plan: a health education program
    available at your fingertips on the ELIA Wellness digital platform.

You will meet with our caring team of:

  1. Lifestyle Medicine-certified medical doctors,

  2. A dietitian and exercise physiologist,

  3. Regular sessions with our Health Coaches,

  4. Registered Nurses and Psychological Care,

  5. Shared medical appointments to track your progress,

  6. Group exercise classes and cooking demonstrations.

ELIA Lifestyle Medicine Centre at Sydney Wahroonga Hospital presents the ELIA Diabetes 12-week Clinical Program.

Health, healing and hope

We will give you a real chance of improving your blood sugar levels.

Our goal is remission, and if that’s not possible, we will guide you to stop the progression of diabetes so you can enjoy a better quality of life.

Understanding

We know the struggles and issues caused by Type 2 diabetes and how it can severely affect your quality of life.

Self-Care

We will guide, support, coach and motivate you on your whole-person health lifestyle journey to transform your life to better health.

References
* International Diabetes Federation. (2021). IDF Diabetes Atlas 9th edition 2019. Diabetesatlas.org. https://diabetesatlas.org

** Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022). Australian Burden of Disease Study 2022. Canberra: AIHW https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/burden-of-disease/australian-burden-of-disease-study-2022

*** Matthew C. Riddle, William T. Cefalu, Philip H. Evans, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Michael A. Nauck, William K. Oh, Amy E. Rothberg, Carel W. le Roux, Francesco Rubino, Philip Schauer, Roy Taylor, Douglas Twenefour; Consensus Report: Definition and Interpretation of Remission in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 1 October 2021; 44 (10): 24382444.  https://doi.org/10.2337/dci21-0034

^ Shibib, L., Al-Qaisi, M., Ahmed, A., Miras, A. D., Nott, D., Pelling, M., Greenwald, S. E., & Guess, N. (2022). Reversal and Remission of T2DM - An Update for Practitioners. Vasc Health Risk Manag, 18, 417-443. https://doi.org/10.2147/vhrm.S345810

^^ Kelly, J., Karlsen, M., & Steinke, G. (2020). Type 2 Diabetes Remission and Lifestyle Medicine: A Position Statement From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.doi.org/10.1177/1559827620930962