The State of the Nation report published in 2015 makes a case for prioritising the prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) (Diabetes UK, 2015). This report identified T2D as a major challenge fo the NHS which uses a significant proportion of NHS resources - almost 10% of total NHS spending, in fact - yet the Word Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that  over three quarters of T2D is preventable (WHO, 2005). Thus, the prevention of diabetes needs to be a priority for the NHS (Diabetes UK, 2015), and it makes sense that general practice nurses a priority for the NHS (Diabetes UK, 2015), and it makes sense that general practice nurses (GPNs) should be at the forefront of this strategy.