News & Views

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

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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 ...

11.03.2024

Buzz hair cut to raise funds for Diabetes UK

Aisha Jenkins Martinez from Leicestershire was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2020 just before receivi...

11.03.2024

Local groups give Rebecca support with her type 1 diabetes and fundrai...

Rebecca Shaw from Wolverhampton is taking on the challenge of walking 62 miles in March.

06.03.2024

Rosie gets in the swim of things to raise vital funds

A Youth Worker from Twickenham is taking on a swimming challenge to raise funds for Diabetes UK.

05.03.2024

Family on a mission to raise awareness of type 1 diabetes in children

Hollie Harris from our Shropshire Borders Group has raised over 2,000 for Diabetes UK after son Callum wa...

Thalia in a hospital next to a hospital bed in nurse uniform

04.03.2024

“My diagnosis inspired me to train as a nurse. I will forever be gra...

Our local Youth Worker Sophie met with Thalia, one of our local Together Type 1 Young Leaders. They chatt...

04.03.2024

Glasgow Caledonian University embeds Diabetes UK resources into adult ...

To equip Scotland’s next generation of nurses to effectively support people living with or at risk of dia...