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

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24.02.2023

Investigating the accuracy and safety data behind CGM devices in the UK

John Pemberton is a Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian who also lives with type 1 diabetes. Working with leadi...

22.02.2023

Inspirational Story of Skye, a young supporter living with type 1 diab...

Skye, 12, from Norfolk, lives with type 1 diabetes and loves football; she is a goalkeeper for her school...

17.02.2023

Our Future Health: Get involved in research to detect and prevent heal...

You're invited to take part in the UK's largest ever health research study and help researchers find out ...

10.02.2023

Abbott issues FreeStyle Libre apps safety notice for Android 13 users

09.02.2023

Mum with type 1 diabetes takes on long-distance running challenges for...

A primary school teacher from Derby is running the London Marathon to raise diabetes awareness, after doi...

09.02.2023

Our researchers reveal how diabetic kidney disease could be slowed

A new study investigating diabetic kidney disease has revealed how its progression could be slowed down b...

03.02.2023

Research reveals the impact of deprivation on the health of people wit...

Research we funded has revealed people with type 1 diabetes living in socially deprived areas of Scotland...

A man is having a blood test in his diabetes appointment

26.01.2023

Autoantibody testing can help to diagnose diabetes type correctly

New diabetes type research funded by us has highlighted that not everyone with diabetes is diagnosed with...

Primary school children sitting on the carpet in front of a whiteboard as their teacher reads to them

25.01.2023

Children with type 1 diabetes do as well at school, research shows

Research from Cardiff University reveals that although children with type 1 diabetes miss more school day...

Two young men, one wearing a yellow tshirt and one wearing a white tshirt, standing next to eachother on a beach and smiling to camera

23.01.2023

Instagrammer walks for type 1 diabetes awareness and community building

Thomas Hickinbottom, 26, lives with type 1 diabetes and started walking in November to raise type 1 diabe...

19.01.2023

Closed-loop technology could benefit people with type 2 diabetes

New research shows that closed-loop technology, or an artificial pancreas, holds huge promise for people ...

The Diabetes UK Tackling Inequality Commission panel meeting

17.01.2023

The Diabetes UK Tackling Inequality Commission has launched

The Diabetes UK Tackling Inequality Commission panel met for the first time on Monday at our London headq...

Annie and Naomi outside Johnny Arthur's pub, where they raised £3,750

13.01.2023

Family raises £3,750 in memory of beloved Jim Joe

A Barnmeen family recently held a fundraising event at Johnny Arthurs Bar to raise money for Diabetes UK ...

09.01.2023

Inside the lab: Shape-shifting cells and beta cell transplants

We invest over £6 million every year into new research, to transform the lives of people with diabetes. H...

A group of researchers in white lab coats interacting with lab equipment

06.01.2023

We invested over £6 million into new diabetes research in 2022

In 2022, your donations allowed us to commit over £6.2 million to get 30 pioneering new diabetes research...

06.01.2023

Professor Roy Taylor awarded MBE for services to diabetes research

Congratulations to Diabetes UK-funded researcher Professor Roy Taylor, who has been awarded an MBE in the...