Life! Program

Life! is a free healthy lifestyle program designed to help you:

  • Improve your eating habits

  • Increase you physical activity

  • Manage stress more effectively

The program is funded by the Victorian Government and managed by Diabetes Victoria.

Delivered by expert health professionals, Life! is offered as a group course, available face-to-face or online. The program supports eligible Victorians to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Note: The Life! program is not available for people who are already living with diabetes.

Eligibility

You may be eligible for the program if you meet one of the following criteria:

Group sessions

    • Australian Diabetes Risk Score (AUSDRISK) ≥ 12, and

    • BMI ≥ 25 (≥ 23 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people born in Asia)

  • Cardiovascular Risk Score ≥ 10 (can be calculated by your GP)

    • Cardiovascular disease

    • Gestational diabetes

    • Moderate or severe kidney disease

    • Prediabetes

      • Fasting blood glucose: 5.5–6.9 mmol/L

      • 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT): 7.8–11.0 mmol/L

      • HbA1c: 6.0–6.4% (42–46 mmol/mol)

    • Familial hypercholesterolemia

    • Serum cholesterol > 7.5 mmol/L

    • Systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 mmHg or diastolic ≥ 110 mmHg

    • Polycystic ovarian syndrome