Week number	Title of session	Nutritional aim
1	Our metabolic in heritance	How modern life sits uncomfortably with our evolved metabolism. What is diabetes and pre-diabetes? What's the problem? Can anything be done?
2	Wise up, and how to wise up	Discussion about the significance of energy and calories. Some meal choices analysed. Low-fat group looked at energy and fat in particular. Reduced-glycaemic-index group looked at glycaemia and insulin response.
3	Planning and strategy	How to read a food label. Advice on alcohol consumption. Can others help or hinder?
4	Party time	Dangerous meals: snacks festive foods, eating out and how to cope
12	General review and 26	Brief review of course so far. Open discussion of problems encountered. Discussion of groups' positive experiences and sharing of tips and observations
All	Motivation sessions	Small group work on motivational decision making, including work on decision balance and cycle of change
All	Exercise sessions	30 minutes of aerobic exercise each week, plus encouragement to do regular exercise between sessions