Know Your Numbers: The Health Conversation Your GP Hasn't Got Time For

Two hours with a GP and a PhD nutritionist. Learn what really drives diabetes and heart disease — and leave knowing your own numbers. Ten minutes isn't enough. You already knew that. You go in with a list of questions. You come out with a prescription and a follow-up in six weeks. Nobody asked what you actually eat. Or how you're sleeping. Or what's keeping you awake at three in the morning. Nobody asked whether your mother had diabetes, or what happened to your father at fifty-seven. Not because your GP doesn't care — because the system gives them ten minutes. This is that missing conversation. Two hours, on a Sunday morning, in Lindley. Who's running it Dr Amina Aliyu Gani — MB;BS, MPH, MRCGP A GP who left her NHS practice this autumn to do prevention properly. She has a family history of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks, and spent her thirties deciding she wasn't going to inherit it. She now works with people who want the same. Dr Malgorzata Hirsz, PhD A nutritionist, epidemiologist and statistician — a BSc in Nutrition, a Master's in Applied Statistics and a PhD in Epidemiology. She has managed a strong family history of type 2 diabetes for thirty years without medication, and her biological age tests roughly twenty years below her actual one. She reads the studies the headlines are based on, and she'll tell you plainly which ones are worth your attention. What happens in the two hours Mindset and lifestyle — with Dr Amina Why knowing what to do has never been the problem. What actually makes a change stick past February. The small number of daily choices that move your risk more than anything in your medicine cabinet. Food, honestly — with Dr Malgorzata What's really in the things you buy. Why a glass of orange juice and an orange are not the same thing — and how many oranges go into one glass. Sugar you can see and sugar you can't. What a sustainable way of eating looks like for a real person with a real week. Your own numbers — both of us This isn't a lecture you sit through. In the second half, you can have your measurements taken and explained, one-to-one: • Waist circumference — a better predictor of your metabolic risk than your weight • Grip strength — one of the strongest known markers of how well you're ageing • Blood pressure • An optional at-home test measuring the balance of fats in your cells — one of the most useful and least-discussed markers of chronic silent inflammation. Available on the day at a reduced rate if you'd like it Every measurement is optional. You'll go home with a personal sheet showing your numbers, the healthy ranges for your age and sex, and what they mean. What you'll leave with • Your own numbers, written down, and an explanation of each one • A clear idea of where your actual risk sits — not a general statistic • One change to make this week. Not twelve • Straight answers to the questions you didn't have time to ask at your last appointment • Tea, coffee, and a conversation with people in the same boat Who this is for Adults — men and women — roughly 45 and over who: • Have a family history of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke • Have been told their cholesterol, blood pressure or blood sugar is "borderline" • Are tired of contradictory advice and want it from people who read the research • Would rather prevent something than manage it for thirty years You do not need to be unwell to come. Most of the people who get the most from this morning feel fine — which is exactly the right time. Practical details 📍 FOCAL Centre, Lindley, Huddersfield🗓 Sunday 6 December, 10:00am–12:00pm (doors open from 9:45) 🎟 £20 — and if you decide to work with either of us afterwards, your £20 comes off the cost 🪑 28 places only. The room holds what the room holds ♿ Step-free access · free parking at the side · tea and coffee provided One important note This is preventive education, not a medical consultation. The measurements taken on the day are for your information and are not a diagnosis. Please don't stop or change any prescribed medication on the basis of anything you hear — bring it to your own GP. If anything we measure needs following up, we'll tell you plainly and point you in the right direction. Don't wait until January Everyone promises themselves they'll sort their health out in the new year. Very few do, because nothing changes on the first of January except the date. Come on the 6th of December instead. Bring your questions. Book your place — there are 28.