The Type 2 Diabetes in the Young (T2Day) programme is an initiative for people with early onset type 2 diabetes. Under the programme, patients benefit from:
- extra one-to-one reviews.
- The option of new medicines and treatments where indicated, to help better manage their diabetes.
- Dedicated support for women - during pregnancy, access to contraception and folic acid supplements.
National supporting information
Annex A - service specification
Annex B - examples of supporting information for reviews
Annex D - national webinar slide deck
Diabetes UK Reverse the Trend Report
Diabetes UK Findings from an EOT2D qualitative study (summary)
Diabetes UK Living with Early Onset Type 2 Diabetes Qualitative Research Debrief
NHS England T2DAY Programme Insights from People with EOT2D
Communication resources
T2Day programme comms toolkit
Posters, social media resources and information to raise awareness of the T2Day programme and empower individuals to take up the additional reviews they will be offered:
NHS_HealthyLiving-Type2Diabetes_A4Poster_1_Web.pdf
NHS_HealthyLiving-Type2Diabetes_A4Poster_Male_Web.pdf
NHS_HealthyLiving-Type2Diabetes_A4Poster_Female_Web.pdf
NHS_HealthyLiving-Type2Diabetes_1x1_Pregnancy.jpg
NHS_HealthyLiving-Type2Diabetes_1x1_Age-of-40.jpg
NHS_HealthyLiving-Type2Diabetes_1x1_18-39_Male.jpg
Resources to support GP practices
GP support guide
A GP support guide to help primary care deliver the T2DAY programme is available to download below. Please note that the GP support guide is tailored to the respective Places in the WY ICB. Available resources support CKW and Leeds respectively only. The Bradford equivalent is hosted on Bradford Assist. Click on the following links to view and or download the respective CKW and Leeds guides:
T2DAY GP Support Guide CALD-KIRK-WAK 2024-25
T2DAY GP Support Guide LEEDS 2024-25
Kirklees Health and Care Partnership has developed a generic crib sheet which summarises the T2DAY aims, different diagnosis considerations as well as preconception and pregnancy aspects. Click here to download the crib sheet.
Patient invitation letter
Click here to view and download the customisable T2DAY patient invitation letter
Patient information pack (PIP) letter
Click and download a customisable PIP letter that you can send to patients.
Training resources
Presentations
WY T2DAY webinar launch slides
T2Day – diagnosis dilemmas in Primary Care
Videos
WY T2DAY launch webinar
CDEP/NHSE Lunch and Learn Webinar: Improving uptake to Structured Diabetes Education
Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS) Webinar: Supporting clinicians to deliver enhanced diabetes reviews for people with early-onset type 2 diabetes
Primary care webinar T2DAY Programme - Diagnosis Dilemmas