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We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in August 2026, and what the findings could mean for people living with or affected by diabetes.

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We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in August 2026, and what ...

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We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in July 2026, and what th...

15.07.2026

Supporting people to live well with type 2 diabetes: DESMOND turns 20

It’s been 20 years since the type 2 diabetes education course Diabetes Education and Self-Management for ...

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03.07.2026

Type 2 tech and beta cell therapy trial update for type 1: June 202...

In June, thousands of diabetes scientists from around the world gathered in New Orleans for the American ...

24.06.2026

A new era in type 1 diabetes has begun

Dr Elizabeth Robertson, Diabetes UK's Director of Research and Clinical, shares her thoughts following th...

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23.06.2026

Teplizumab, the first treatment to slow type 1 diabetes, approved for ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved teplizumab for use on the NHS i...

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05.06.2026

Clues for predicting type 2 risk and how hot weather impacts hypos in ...

We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in May 2026, and what the...

21.05.2026

Supporting a new generation of health data scientists in diabetes rese...

So much of what we know about diabetes – from who is most at risk to which treatments work best – starts ...

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29.04.2026

Research reflections from our 2026 professional conference

Last week our Professional Conference (DUKPC) in Liverpool brought together researchers and healthcare pr...

24.04.2026

CGM for people with type 2, slowing type 1, and experiences of diabet...

Our annual professional conference (DUKPC) brings together thousands of healthcare professionals and scie...

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23.04.2026

Beta cell therapies and better gestational diabetes care: DUKPC resear...

Our annual professional conference (DUKPC) is up and running. Thousands of healthcare professionals and s...

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22.04.2026

More than half of women with gestational diabetes subjected to ‘dang...

New research has revealed the scale of stigma experienced by women with gestational diabetes, highlightin...

13.04.2026

Gene therapy and safer islet transplants: advances in type 1 diabetes ...

We’ve taken a look at the latest exciting research news in type 1 diabetes and what it could mean for peo...

01.04.2026

A step forward for type 1 beta cell therapy and drug shows promise to ...

We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in March 2026, and what t...

23.03.2026

Ten years of discoveries shaped by British Bangladeshi and British Pak...

Genes & Health is one of the world’s largest studies focused on the health and genetics of British So...

17.03.2026

Study reveals inequity in access to diabetes tech

Science and medical writer, Susan Aldridge PhD, reviews a study on equitable access to continuous glucose...