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04.02.2022
Research priorities to improve care for older people with diabetes
Over a third of people living with diabetes in the UK are over the age of 65 but we don’t know enough abo...
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From common type 2 diabetes drugs that have been linked with slower frailty in older people, to using genetic risk to spot type 1 diabetes earlier in adults, here are some of the diabetes research developments announced in December 2025.
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25.01.2022
Genes can protect some people from type 2 diabetes
A new study from our researchers has discovered that genes which control where our body fat is stored pla...
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18.01.2022
Our Future Health may hold the key to huge health discoveries
The UK’s largest-ever health research programme, called Our Future Health, aims to recruit up to five mil...
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11.01.2022
We invested over £6.6 million into new diabetes research in 2021
Your donations allowed us to get 30 innovative new diabetes research projects off the ground in 2021. Our...
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05.01.2022
Liver fat directly raises risk of type 2 diabetes
Our research has revealed that having higher levels of fat in the liver, and having a smaller pancreas, d...
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04.01.2022
Hormonal condition MACS linked to type 2 diabetes
Research we've funded has shown for the first time the scale and impact of MACS, a hormonal condition, th...
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17.12.2021
Our research brings us closer to new hypo treatments
Our researchers have found a way to activate a fuel gauge in the brain that could help in the development...
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18.11.2021
Low-calorie diets best to lose weight with type 2 diabetes
Researchers have examined all the evidence on which diets help people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight...
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18.11.2021
Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) is no longer to be used for type 1 diabetes
AstraZeneca has announced that the medication Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) will no longer be licensed for use ...
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04.11.2021
Understanding coronavirus risks in people with diabetes
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce has lived with type 1 diabetes for 26 years. She is also an Associate Professor a...
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26.10.2021
Behind the headlines: Stem cell therapy breakthrough for type 1
Scientists in the United States have announced early results from a pioneering trial testing a new stem c...
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11.10.2021
Highlights from Europe’s largest diabetes conference (EASD)
Diabetes researchers from across the world shared their latest breakthroughs at this year’s annual Europe...
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31.08.2021
Islet transplants: Our research changes national guidelines
Our research has resulted in changes to islet cell transplant procedures in the UK. Eligible people with ...
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26.08.2021
Batch of liquid metformin recalled by MHRA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned yesterday that one batch (batch num...
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29.07.2021
A tribute to Professor David Dunger
We were very sorry to learn that Professor David Dunger sadly passed away on 20 July.
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28.07.2021
Warning over ‘rare’ issue with Roche Diabetes Care testing strips
A field safety notice has been issued by Roche Diabetes Care over their Accu-Chek Aviva and Accu-Chek Per...
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