An international group of diabetes researchers and clinicians have established a global database of new cases of diabetes in patients with Covid-19 – called the CoviDiab Registry Project. It comes off the back of initial observations that Covid-19 could potentially trigger diabetes and the urgent need to know more.  

Researchers at the University of Surrey would like to recruit people aged 14-18 with type 1 diabetes to take part in a study that will help increase their self-compassion and teach them skills and techniques to be more kind and caring to themselves. Previous research has shown that self-compassionate acts and being kinder to ourselves can increase our physical and mental wellbeing. 

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

This study is part of a project working with patients, families, and healthcare staff to develop tools to help Intensive Care Units support patients and families, and better provide care to people, including those with diabetes who become seriously ill.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham would like to recruit people aged between 18- 60 years living with type 2 diabetes, and who are on diet control or Metformin treatment specifically, to take part in a study that aims to study sensitivity to sweetness in people living with type 2 diabetes.

The research involves an online questionnaire, which may take between 1 hour to 1.5 hours. The study team will send the taste kits to your address, and there will be an online meeting on MS Teams.

Researchers at UWE Bristol would like to recruit people aged 11-25 years old with a diagnosed chronic physical health condition, such as diabetes, to take part in a study that is exploring the types of support that young people with chronic (long-term) physical health conditions want as they prepare to move from child to adult healthcare teams. 

Researchers at the University of Surrey would like to recruit:

•  South Asian adults;
• aged 18 years or older;
• living with both type 2 diabetes and depression 

to take part in a research study exploring their lived experiences of managing these conditions.

Diabetes and heart disease are closely linked.

Researchers at Aston University would like to recruit adults who:

• have a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and belong to a ethnic minority group OR
• people who provide care to a person with cardiovascular disease from an ethnic minority group

to take part in a study that is exploring how community pharmacies can better support people from ethnic minority backgrounds to protect themselves against cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Researchers at Durham University Business School are seeking healthcare professionals with experience supporting
women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus to take part in a research study.

Researchers at University of Leeds would like to recruit people aged 11-18, with type 1 diabetes, who are enrolled at a mainstream secondary school, to take part in a study that aims to understand the school lives of young people with long-term health conditions. 

They want to hear from as many young people as possible so they can understand what life is like for young people with type 1 diabetes. This will help them to work on plans to make things better in the future. 

Researchers at Ulster University would like to recruit people:

• living in Northern Ireland
• aged 18 years or older
• living with type 2 diabetes (and diagnosed more than 6 months ago)

to take part in a study that is aiming to assess diabetes-related nutrition knowledge among individuals with type 2 diabetes in Northern Ireland and examine links with dietary intake.  

The study will be conducted remotely and will involve the following: