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In our October research highlights, we look at a world-first stem cell transplant which helped a person with type 1 diabetes produce insulin, and how electrical impulses could regenerate cells in people with type 2 diabetes.

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07.09.2020

Over £400,000 pledged towards research into coronavirus and diabetes

Updated 7 September: Following our rapid research funding call in April, we are delighted to announce, in...

07.08.2020

Our research finds a better way to spot newborns at risk of type 1 dia...

Our scientists have developed an enhanced prediction tool to find children at high risk of type 1 diabete...

07.08.2020

New research unlocks how an immunotherapy works and who could benefit ...

Our scientists have discovered a marker in the immune system that can be used to predict which people wit...

24.07.2020

ADA research news: more people will get the quality of care they need ...

Getting the right care, at the right time, is vital to helping people avoid the complications of diabetes...

17.07.2020

ADA research news: fewer people will get type 2 and gestational diabetes

We know that the best way to reduce your risk of type 2 or gestational diabetes is to eat well and move m...

10.07.2020

ADA research news: helping people with diabetes live better and more c...

This year's American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions were packed with research updates on inte...

26.06.2020

ADA research news – towards treatments that cure or prevent diabetes

Last week saw the 80th American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions draw to a close. It’s the bigges...

17.06.2020

New study finds protein responsible for changes to the pancreas in typ...

A new study from the University of Birmingham reveals that lower levels of a protein that binds to vitami...

29.05.2020

Help shape future research into pregnancy and diabetes

After gathering the views of the public last year, researchers are once again calling on women, their fam...

22.05.2020

MHRA issue safety alert for Accu-Chek® Aviva test strips

Roche Diabetes Care have issued a safety warning that there are dosing issues with a specific lot of Accu...

03.04.2020

We're calling for applications for research into coronavirus (Covid-19...

In response to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, we’re making £100,000 available for scientists to stu...

13.03.2020

We’re funding new research into diabetes and eating disorders

We’re getting two new research projects off the ground to improve how we care for people with diabetes an...

11.03.2020

Type 1 diabetes could be split into two separate subtypes, new researc...

Researchers funded by us have found that children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of...

17.02.2020

Exercise could help to bring back hypo awareness

Around 25% of people with type 1 diabetes have reduced awareness of the symptoms of low blood sugars. New...

07.02.2020

MHRA issues warning concerning insulin power adaptors

MHRA (the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) have issued a warning to users of insulin ...

16.01.2020

New study could be key to making islet transplants more effective

Islet transplants are currently used as a treatment for people with type 1 diabetes who are hypo unaware,...