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18 November 2021

Researchers have examined all the evidence on which diets help people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight.

A new review of existing evidence has sought to answer which type of diet is best for losing weight in adults with

26 October 2021

Scientists in the United States have announced early results from a pioneering trial testing a new stem cell treatment designed to replace insulin-producing beta cells in people with type 1 diabetes.

13 September 2021

Our Diabetes Research Steering Groups, involving people with diabetes, researchers and healthcare professionals, have written a new paper.

Technology plays a key role in diabetes care. In the 1980s, the introduction of insulin pens and handheld digital blood glucose meters allowed people living with diabetes to manage their blood sugars more easily.

21 July 2021

Diabetes-UK funded researchers have developed a new method to assess the health of bones in Charcot foot, a serious complication of diabetes, which could help healthcare professionals to better protect foot health

One of the common complications of diabetes is neuropathy, where high blood sugars cause damage to the nerves. Neuropathy in the feet can result in a loss of feeling, so damage to the bones can go unnoticed.

14 July 2021

A new study shows that people of South Asian and African/African Caribbean ethnicity with type 2 diabetes are less likely to be prescribed statins – a medication that reduces the risk of heart diseases, like heart attack and stroke.

Every week, diabetes causes 530 heart attacks and 680 strokes in the UK.

06 July 2021

The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has decided more evidence is needed in order to approve a new, world-first treatment for type 1 diabetes.

A breakthrough type 1 diabetes drug has faced a delay in becoming the world’s first new treatment since insulin to be licensed. The FDA decides if new, experimental treatments are safe and effective and should be given outside of clinical trials in the US.

14 May 2021

We’re delighted to appoint four new diabetes experts to lead the Diabetes Research Steering Groups (DRSGs). DRSGs bring together people living with diabetes, healthcare professionals and diabetes researchers.

Dr Abd Tahrani will be leading the DRSG that focuses on the prevention of type 2 diabetes and what new treatments can be developed.

10 May 2021

Diabetes UK has joined forces with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund a new £2.1 million project led by Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the University of Leicester to prevent heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes who have had a diabetic foot ulcer.

Foot ulcers affect over 50,000 people with type 2 diabetes in the UK.

30 April 2021

Over the last two weeks, our professional conference (DUKPC) has brought us incredible developments in diabetes research.

The pandemic is negatively impacting young people with diabetes

Diabetes is relentless, and new research presented at DUKPC shows that the coronavirus pandemic has further exacerbated the challenges faced by teenagers and young people with the condition.

29 April 2021

Scientists have been busy sharing more of their latest findings during our professional conference (DUKPC).

New clues on the link between type 2 diabetes and dementia

We know that having type 2 diabetes can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, but it’s not yet clear why.

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