Are you a midlife female living with diabetes? Have you reached that stage of life when you could be peri or menopausal? We would like to learn from your experience.  

Most women don’t know this, but there’s very little research into how menopause affects diabetes - and almost none on how diabetes affects menopause.  

Perimenopause is the years before menopause, and they’re no picnic!

Researchers at James Cook University, Australia would like to recruit people living with type 2 diabetes and healthcare professionals (doctors, diabetes nurse-educators, general nurses, dietitians, psychologists, podiatrists and community health workers) over 18 to take part in a study that aims to assess the perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals on current diabetes self-management. This will help to identify barriers to effective support and ways to improve it.

Researchers at Imperial College London would like to recruit adults aged 18-49 years old living with type 1 diabetes who:

•    were initially misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes under the age of 40 years 
•    were reclassified with type 1 diabetes by a Consultant Diabetologist 
•    were reclassified in the last 10 years
•    have experienced at least 3 months between diagnoses

Researchers at the University of Warwick would like to recruit people living with type 1 diabetes aged between 11-17 years old, or caregivers of young people with type 1, to take part in a study that is aiming to co-create a mobile health app to support the mental wellbeing of young people living with type 1 diabetes. 

Diabetes can sometimes, unfortunately, mean that people need to receive care in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in hospital.

Researchers at Coventry University would like to recruit people aged 18-65 years old who have been in an ICU for at least 3 days (within the last 1-15 years) to take part in a study looking at the process of how ICU survivors develop positive changes in their personal outlook on life.

Researchers at The University of Roehampton & Coventry University would like to recruit people living with prediabetes (HbA1c 6- 6.4%) who are aged 18-50 to take part in an exciting new study. 

Researchers at City St Georges, University of London are inviting participants to take part in a research study exploring how people build healthy habits using an innovative psychological tool.
We are looking for people:

• aged 18 years or older;
• who can communicate in English;
• with a BMI above 25;
• who are trying to manage their weight or diet.

Participation involves a short online meeting, watching short videos, completing reflection exercises, and filling in questionnaires over 4 weeks.

Researchers at King's College London would like to recruit people who:

Researchers at Our Future Health would like to recruit 5 million people aged 18 and over to take part in a new study designed to help researchers discover new ways to prevent, detect and treat common health conditions like diabetes, cancer, and dementia. 

It’s really important that young people and families have opportunities to take part in research. A portfolio of studies currently underway and looking to recruit people across the UK can be found on the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes website.

Families interested in taking part in any of the studies can contact the relevant research teams provided within the descriptions.