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From research findings supporting SGLT-2 inhibitors as a first-choice type 2 treatment to a real-world study strengthening evidence for teplizumab in early type 1, here are some of the diabetes research developments announced in February 2026.

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01.06.2022

Ultramarathon challenge raising awareness about diabetes in Northern I...

Adrian Boyd, from Newtownabbey, is undertaking a gruelling 100 mile ultramarathon across Northern Ireland...

01.06.2022

This is Diabetes: Behind the scenes

Go behind the scenes of our campaign, This is Diabetes, to find out how and why we made it.

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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...

26.05.2022

Safety warnings on risk of insulin leakage from Roche Accu-Chek Insigh...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the UK regulator for medical devices and ...

23.05.2022

Miss World Northern Ireland finalist eyes diabetes research

Sarah-Louise Watson, a doctoral researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, is a Miss World Northern Irelan...

20.05.2022

5 steps to diabetes prevention: reduce your risk of type 2

For this year's Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week (23-29 May) we share our 5 steps to diabetes prevention, ...

16.05.2022

The government mustn't delay action on restrictions to junk food adver...

Jack Doughty, Senior Policy Officer at Diabetes UK, reacts to the government’s announcement that it is de...

11.05.2022

The Big Jubilee Lunch

This year there’ll be a four-day bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June, to celebrate...

10.05.2022

Jackie: A day in the life of a diabetes psychotherapist

A professional view: Jackie Fosbury was the Psychotherapy Lead for the programme Diabetes Care for You. J...

10.05.2022

Get your Diabetes MOT at the Bangor Community Hub

People in Bangor are invited to join the Live Well Hub to learn about diabetes and connect with others in...

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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...

05.05.2022

Cheshire teenager’s artwork showcased in Parliament as part of Diab...

A teenager from Elton shared a moving portrait of life with type 1 diabetes as part of an exhibition on t...

25.04.2022

Jim: University and type 1 diabetes – and what a cure would mean

"Type 1 diabetes means a mental, scary, draining, and frustrating fight with yourself and others around y...

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...

25.04.2022

Type 1 super heroes – using comics to support people living with typ...

Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes can be a confusing and difficult experience, especially for young ad...

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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...