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From common type 2 diabetes drugs that have been linked with slower frailty in older people, to using genetic risk to spot type 1 diabetes earlier in adults, here are some of the diabetes research developments announced in December 2025.

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23.06.2022

Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge launches first research call

Following the exciting announcement in April about a new partnership between the Steve Morgan Foundation,...

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21.06.2022

Highlights from the American Diabetes Association's Scientific Meeting...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA), is the leading voluntary health organisation for diabetes in the...

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31.05.2022

Professor May Ng awarded OBE for services to people with diabetes

World-leading diabetes expert Professor May Ng has been awarded an OBE for her work in improving diabetes...

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06.05.2022

"I hope that my research will improve people's quality of life" - Adam...

Adam Rollo, a PhD student funded by Diabetes UK, shares his experience at the Diabetes UK Professional Co...

25.04.2022

Biggest-ever philanthropic gift to diabetes research brings type 1 cur...

Today, as part of celebrations marking 100 years since insulin was first used to treat type 1 diabetes, a...

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22.04.2022

How exploring caves can help us understand blood sugar control – Hol...

In my research presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 (DUKPC22), I found that cave-lik...

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14.04.2022

Clinical trial offers new COVID-19 treatments to people with diabetes

Thousands more vulnerable people are now eligible to receive the UK’s second oral (tablet) antiviral trea...

08.04.2022

“Let’s keep talking about hard things” – Laura Bull

Laura Bull, who has type 1 diabetes, told us what she thought of DUKPC.

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01.04.2022

ReTUNE study shows type 2 remission possible for people with lower bod...

Today on the last day at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference, Professor Roy Taylor has announced new ...

31.03.2022

DUKPC Digest Day 4: AI helps spot type 1 diabetes earlier and inequali...

On day 4 of our professional conference (DUKPC), scientists have shared important findings and insights a...

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30.03.2022

DUKPC Digest Day 3: New findings on Flash and updates on type 2 and fa...

On day 3 of Diabetes UK's Professional Conference (DUKPC), we heard about: findings from our clinic...

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29.03.2022

DUKPC Digest Day 2: Immunotherapy research for type 1, screening and m...

On day 2 of the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) we heard about exciting advances on th...

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28.03.2022

DUKPC Digest Day 1: Health inequalities, the pandemic and causes of ty...

We’ve just kicked off Diabetes UK's annual professional conference (DUKPC). It sees hundreds of healthcar...

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15.03.2022

£2.2 million NewDAWN project to help more people go in to remission

We’ve joined forces with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund a new £2.2 million pro...

25.02.2022

Shift-Diabetes: developing dietary support for shift-workers living wi...

The Shift-Diabetes research team at King’s College London is working to understand more about how night w...

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16.02.2022

Type 2 diabetes medications can also protect heart health

A new study funded by us has shown that certain diabetes medications can protect people living with type ...