Researchers in the ELSA team at the University of Birmingham are recruiting 20,000 children aged 3-13 years in the UK, to explore the benefits and understand how families feel about screening children for type 1 diabetes. The team is testing for markers of type 1 diabetes in the blood, known as autoantibodies. As the number of autoantibodies a child has rises, this increases their risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the future.

Discover is a register of adults living in North West London who are interested in and want to find out more about health research opportunities. The register is for both healthy people and those with a medical condition. Research could relate to any condition, including diabetes, and can range from answering surveys to having your blood tested, to testing new medical devices or phone apps, and participating in clinical trials.

Researchers across the country are looking for people living with diabetes to take part in their research. Meanwhile, people with diabetes are also looking for projects to take part in, but it can be difficult to find a match. That’s where the British Research Panel comes in: matching scientists to people with diabetes. It’s free to join and doesn’t commit you to take part in any studies. They’ll let you know when a relevant clinical trial is happening close to where you live.

Researchers at the University of Oxford would like to recruit people between 18 and 65 years old to take part in the CICERO trial. This study is investigating how the communication of pros and cons of medical treatments and interventions can affect people's understanding of information, their confidence, and how they use this information when making decisions about their health.

Researchers at the University of Surrey would like to recuit people over the age of 18 with type 1 diabetes who have given birth in the last 12 months to take part in a study. The study aims to explore the psychological needs of mothers with type 1 diabetes, and understand how to support them better.

Taking part involves completing an online survey, which will take around 20-30 minutes.

For more information please contact Rosa Marjeta.

Researchers at Imperial College London would like to recruit people aged 18-80 living with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes (HbA1c between 42-75mmol/mol), who manage their blood sugar levels with diet and exercise or with one diabetes medication (such as metformin, but excluding insulin) to take part in a study looking at the effects of bile acid medication on weight loss and diabetes management.

Researchers at the University of Surrey are conducting three studies looking at the psychological impact of type 1 diabetes during and after pregnancy (in the perinatal period). See below for details & who to contact.

Study 1/'Diary Study':

Researchers at the University College of Osteopathy in London would like to recruit people aged over 18 living with any type of diabetes, and experiencing nerve pain in feet, to take part in a study that is testing a new medication-free treatment. This new intervention, NeuOst, will include hands-on therapy, exercises, and pain management techniques.

Researchers at Keele University would like to recruit people aged 18 and above, who are living with two or more long-term health conditions, including diabetes, to take part in a study that helps them understand your experience better. They would like to know how the healthcare you get to help manage your health can be improved, and if you find healthcare difficult to access or understand. 

Researchers from Lancaster and Keele Universities are now recruiting people aged 18 and over with any type of diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain in the feet and hands caused by diabetes) to participate in a research study.