Lifestyle intervention programs are challenging to implement in the real-world as this is time, resource-intensive, with poor retention with lack of personalisation. Uptake of lifestyle intervention programs is low in many developed nations, including Hong Kong. Poor uptake of lifestyle intervention in the real-world due to lack of personalisation and need for face-to-face contact.

In our clinical trial of a diabetes prevention program with a personalised health coach with wearables (ambulatory glucose monitoring),  two-third of participants reverted to normal glucose tolerance at 12 months. We plan to extend our successful prevention program to 350 beneficiaries with prediabetes via community partners over 2 years. This will be complemented by a series of health promotion talks/webinars, dietary workshops and group exercise sessions.

We expect the program to be rolled out in collaboration with other family medicine clinics and NGOs. Our program combines state-of-the-art technologies with a human touch in helping clients live well through a more collaborative, more personalised care model. We expect our intervention to be effective in engaging the individuals in lifestyle modification and raising awareness. This will reduce the incidence of diabetes as well as diabetes-associated complications in the long-run.

350 individuals aged 18-75 years with prediabetes will participate in our technologically enhanced intensive lifestyle intervention program

Up to 1000 individuals at risk of diabetes will benefit from our series of health talks, dietary and exercise sessions

Training of 10-15 educators and allied health care professionals in the community for ongoing delivery of the program

Other researchers and policy-makers are involved in lifestyle modification and NCD prevention.

2024

Healthcare, Well-being