DWELL is an empowerment programme enabling patients with type 2 diabetes to access tailored support giving them mechanisms to control their condition & improve their wellbeing. Ultimately they will successfully self-manage their diabetes. This empowerment will increase adherence to treatment &improve health & wellbeing measures, giving economic benefits to health services. All activities will be co-created by users. The principles of co-creation & co-design will be used & the quadruple helix approached will be applied. Patients will be healthier for longer, reducing costs to state healthcare.

Patient support programme that will empower type 2 diabetes sufferers to self manage their condition. Training programme for staff to ensure they are able to deliver the patient support programme effectively. A review of existing free online diabetes support tools & creation of a new platform/app. A patient led support network & community directory to provide patient benefit after the project ends. Evaluation reports to show clear economic, service & patient benefits.

Prevalence of diabetes is increasing in all ages across the 2 Seas region (11% of deaths in 20-79 year olds). Health services will be overwhelmed by diabetes and its complications if whole society strategies are not put in place. According to the International Diabetes Federation, countries need a stronger strategic approach; Belgium and France have no national diabetes plan. There is inconsistent diabetes self-management education with different approaches taken across the 2 Seas region and shared learning does not take place. DWELL will ensure this becomes standard practice in the future.