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From using beta cell therapy to finding ways to help cells survive, to how weight stigma is linked to poorer health in people with diabetes, here are some of the diabetes research developments announced in January 2026.

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30.04.2024

Event to highlight how volunteers can make a difference to people in T...

We will host a 'Discovery Day' in Broadstairs in a bid to increase volunteering numbers across Thanet and...

22.04.2024

Going it alone on remission but supporting others along the way

Graham Baker, 78, from Wickford Essex has lived with type 2 diabetes since 2000 but has been in remission...

22.04.2024

Aberdeen bus driver champions diabetes awareness at First Bus

First Bus Aberdeen driver Jamie shares the story of his type 2 diabetes diagnosis so others know their ri...

daniel fairbrother fridge london marathon proposal

22.04.2024

Fridge fundraiser's cool proposal in London Marathon

Daniel Fairbrother from Stevenage proposed to his girlfriend Hayley by Big Ben. She said yes. He complete...

A group of three people talking in a lecture theatre full of people

19.04.2024

Structured education from diagnosis of type 1 diabetes leads to improv...

New data presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2024 has shown that the Scottish Type 1 Edu...

16.04.2024

How we are working to improve tech access in Scotland

We reflect on our Diabetes Tech Can't Wait campaign journey in Scotland so far, and our commitment going ...

16.04.2024

New toolkit in Scotland to help improve blood glucose control in type ...

A new decision-support toolkit will help healthcare professionals to support people with type 1 diabetes ...

15.04.2024

Putney runner takes on London Marathon to raise money for Diabetes UK

A Business Ops Design Analyst from Putney is taking on the challenge of running the London Marathon to ra...

12.04.2024

'I'm swimming, walking and cycling 44 miles for Diabetes UK'

A Surrey accountant is swimming, walking and cycling the equivalent of the English Channel, making every ...

10.04.2024

Tirzepatide can be prescribed on NHS in Scotland as treatment option f...

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted tirzepatide for use alongside diet and exercise to t...

Sally Haler wearing a Diabetes UK t shirt

09.04.2024

West Sussex Runner takes on London Marathon challenge

A woman from Cocking in West Sussex is taking on the challenge of a lifetime to run this year’s TCS Londo...

Rob sits at a table outdoors with a bowl of food in front of him. He's looking at the camera with the sea and hills behind him.

03.04.2024

Runner to take on London Marathon challenge after traumatic injury

A man from Southwark is taking on the challenge of a lifetime to run this year’s TCS London Marathon to r...

A young man looks out of a train window onto a field

02.04.2024

What is it like to live with type 1 diabetes?

Olly, one of our local Young Leaders for the Together Type 1 programme, opens up about life with type 1 d...

02.04.2024

44 years of being supported by Diabetes UK: Lynette is doing Swim 22 t...

Lynette Cockburn from Birmingham is doing Swim 22 (11 miles option) to raise money and awareness of diabe...

Picture of Michael Cox at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Mike can be seen holding his coat open, revealing a Together Type 1 hoodie. The hoodie is turquoise blue, under an orange coat. Mike is standing in front of a frozen wooden sign where you can see ice frozen sidewards where the wind has blown it. The rocky floor is covered in ice.

02.04.2024

Young Leader climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

One of our Young Leader's, Michael Cox, from Liverpool has reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, raisi...

NI National Director Roxanne Small pictured at the Great Hall in Stormont with Health Minister Robin Swan and local volunteer Jean Bradshaw

28.03.2024

Diabetes UK Northern Ireland welcomes Health Minister back to post

After two years of no government, just last month we saw the return of the Assembly and the Executive in ...