Metabolic Insight Club | Arden Forest Wellness

Welcome to
The Prediabetes Club

Offering support to all those who wish to reverse their prediabetes diagnosis

For decades we felt certain it was fats and sugar that were the main dietary drivers of obesity; hence the low-fat food craze. We also thought that the reason for chronic diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, Alzheimer's etc was mainly genetic in origin.

But now, somewhat embarrassingly, all the recent research and advances in our understanding of physiology and nutrition points very clearly to glucose, mostly from starch but also from sugar, as being the chief culprit and driver. It appears that glucose is not only largely responsible for the acquisition of the conditions but if reduced, can be used as part of their ongoing management. This is called the metabolic approach and can be used with all major chronic conditions.

The fact that it's glucose that's the enemy, is it no wonder that the success rate for those on the NHS prediabetes courses is so low when they are still recommending a healthy diet as one in which starch accounts for 50% of dietary intake?

Reducing glucose intake is not without its challenges, however. That's why we have created our Prediabetes Club; to be there to guide you and support you on your own, personal journeys.

Click below to read about how the UK Government's Eatwell Guide (formerly known as the Eatwell Plate) and the 5-A-Day target is woefully out of date and how saturated fat was falsely demonised decades ago.

The Out-of-Date Plate


Our Prediabetes Club Offers

A no obligation, free-of-charge 30-minute consultation and facility show around. A no pressure tour of our state-of-the-art facilities and introduction to the Prediabetes Club during which you will get to know our ethos and the principles of the metabolic approach and ask as many questions as you like. A 60-minute initial private screening and member activation session. During this session we will look at your goals and review your current situation and spend some time discussing in depth what the metabolic approach is and how it can help you. We will also conduct an initial SECA whole-body composition scan and take a pinprick of blood to be used in our while-you-wait blood tests. The tests will check your average blood sugar (glucose) levels over the past two to three months (HbA1c) as well as fasting glucose and ketones. The fasting glucose and ketones levels allow us to calculate your initial Glucose Ketone Index (GKI). For an additional cost, we can also conduct inflammation tests such as hs-CRP (high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) as another initial marker (cost £49). Monthly one-to-one private progress consultations. This will include a SECA whole-body composition scan and blood tests HbA1c (for prediabetes) and hs-CRP (for cancer) as well as fasting glucose and ketones and calculate a GKI to see how things are progressing. We can use this session in which to discuss any areas of personal concern. Monthly evening club social get-together with talk. A fabulous opportunity to meet with like-minded people over coffee or tea. There will also be a 20-minute or so talk on diabetes, chronic condition and metabolic theory-related topics with questions and answers after. Talks will be recorded and available to members online. Day to be established - please keep looking. Personal, science-led help and support always on tap. Everyone's journey is different, therefore the stumbling blocks are going to be different. Our ethos is to provide you with the knowledge that you need to take control of managing your condition; we won't just fire meal plans at you! Fantastic low carb cookbook. After much research we finally came across a wonderful book that when written in 2022 was four years ahead of its time - it's now essential reading. It's 'The Low Carb Weight-Loss Cookbook' by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi. It's packed full of useful information and mouthwatering low carb recipes. It actually could have been written just for us. Access to Arden Forest Wellness facilities and members' lounge. As a member, you have access to our exclusive club lounge at any time that we are open; just pop in. You also have 15% discount on our wellness therapies: red-light beds, whole-body cryo therapy and infrared sauna. £59 per month single membership. £118 per month couple membership. First 30 members, normally £99 for single and £189 for couple. Numbers limited. Eligibility: You must have been diagnosed as prediabetic (non-diabetic hyperglycaemia) in the last 12 months (HbA1c level between 42 and 47 mmol/mol (6.0% to 6.4%) or fasting plasma glucose level between 5.5 and 6.9 mmol/L). You will need to bring your blood test results with you when you join. If you do not have your blood test results, we can do a HbA1c for you at a cost of £49 which will be deducted from your first-month's membership if you are found to be eligible. Membership will end when you are in prediabetes remission for 3 consecutive months. No contract. Starts 1 September 2026 - reserve your place now! Reserve Your Membership Now

The Glucose Ketone Index (GKI)

The Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) is a clinical ratio that has been formulated at the biology faculty at Boston College (USA) and has recently been received with great enthusiasm by the worldwide scientific community for its efficacy in helping prevent and manage a whole raft of chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and Alzheimer's.

The metabolic approach to prevention and management of chronic diseases is centred around lowering carbs across the board combined with switching to greater energy reliance on fats, both saturated and unsaturated, whilst keeping protein intake about the same. As carbs, and thus blood glucose, are lowered, the level of ketones in your blood rise. If you take a reading for each and divide the glucose reading by the ketone you get the GKI. It's a truly fabulous way of letting us know how your low-carb diet is working. On a normal diet, as recommended by the UK Government, you'd have a GKI of around 100. On a low-carb diet, we'd expect this to come down to 20 or less.

Our Leading-edge Equipment

Never has the time been better for the pursuit of personal wellness and healthy longevity with the advent of state-of-the-art equipment and therapies designed to help reduce the enemies of long-term health: Inflammation and obesity. Using the results of the latest research and clinical trials we formulate personal programmes that accurately align with your own goals and aspirations.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber at Arden Forest Wellness

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Our 2-person, hard shell, 2ATA+ hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber (HBOT).

Whole-Body Cryotherapy

Our 2-person, whole-body cryotherapy chamber.

Red Light Therapy

Our 2 x medical-grade, frequency-tuned, ultra-powerful red light therapy beds.

Infrared Sauna

Our 5-person, infrared sauna.