Planet Nourish Programme
South Asian community are up to six times more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes than the general UK population
Let’s get honest for a second
Type 2 diabetes is an endemic in the South Asian community. Many of us know of at least one person who has the condition. It has been ‘Normalised’ and put down to genetics, but there's a lot we can do to manage Type 2 diabetes and stop it getting worse.
Diet and lifestyle play a major part in managing Type 2 Diabetes. Making healthier food choices, being more physically active and losing excess body weight are all apart of the journey.
“But our food is sooo healthy!”
We get it! Being South Asian comes with all of its colour, drama, food, masala, opinions and pressure. The daily management of what you eat, how you eat, staying healthy, keeping fit and all the while trying remain close to your roots.
There’s a lot to celebrate, but it’s not always easy!
Taking control of our health in an environment that is wrapped in layers of culture, values and where food plays a central role, is hard! What makes it all the more difficult is the ’ever present aunty’ voice that is telling you to “eat up and have some more beta”.
So when you hear the news that you have 6x timers higher chance of getting Type 2 Diabetes because you’re South Asian, it is a call for concern.
Start your journey today
We have designed the first 12 week culturally tailored digital Type 2 diabetes coaching program to help South Asians change their lifestyle and cook, eat and connect your way to better health.
Our mission is to educate, empower and enthuse South Asians with Type 2 diabetes and their families to eat healthily whilst enjoying delicious food.
The programme is currently free for our early adopters. The usual cost of the programme is £150 for a fixed 3 months commitment.
So why do we focus on the South Asian communities
Compared to the general UK populations South Asians are
Up to six times more likely to develop T2DM
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Develop T2DM at a lower body weight
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Progress much faster from pre-diabetes to T2DM
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Develop T2DM at a younger age
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Tend to have poorer diabetes management
Prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in South Asians in UK
Ref: Pham TM, Carpenter JR, Morris TP, Sharma M, Petersen I. Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses in the UK: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Health Improvement Network Primary Care Database. Clin Epidemiol. 2019;11:1081-1088
The main way to manage Type 2 Diabetes is through lifestyle changes which are…
Eating healthier.
Being more physically active.
Keeping to a healthy weight.
What’s in it for you?
Chef Led & Culturally Tailored Recipes
We teach new ways of how to cook that South Asian, European and daily essentials and will get support from the whole family
Monitoring & Evaluation
We Keep track of your eating habits and learn how it affects management of your Type 2 diabetes
Community & Meaningful connection
We connect you with other people with Type 2 diabetes and facilitate engaging discussions that allow you to share and support each other
Coaching & Hands on support
We combine individual coaching with cohort-based interaction to allow for patients’ different preferences and motivators
We now launch a pilot version of our 12-week Planet Nourish Programme
Most of all we provide you a community where you can really see yourself in others in and feel culturally tailored for and valued. We want you to live a fuller life were you can eat, cook and connect with the people that matter the most.
Why Planet Nourish?
The Planet Nourish team, or the family as we prefer are mostly of South Asian origin. We are the same as you, we understand the impact of this disease on our community and are really focused on making a change.
Together we are an established team of clinical dietitians, trained chefs, technology specialists and health strategists with a genuine love of food, family and traditions, we tackle the issues head on, that other programs ignore.
Feel free to visit our FAQ page for your all your questions and if you don’t find the answer there email us at