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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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12.11.2021

Northampton man launches fundraiser on World Diabetes Day

A Northampton man is celebrating living with type 1 diabetes for 40 years with a physical challenge to su...

12.11.2021

Model Roxy Horner on #NailingDiabetes

We’re excited to announce that model Roxy Horner is supporting our #NailingDiabetes campaign this World D...

11.11.2021

Q & A with Professor Susan Wong: From Lab to Life

To mark World Diabetes Day, Susan Wong, Professor of Diabetes and Metabolism, Division of Infection and I...

10.11.2021

“What diabetes means to us” combines research, art and the lived e...

Diabetes UK Cymru is encouraging people to visit a research-based art exhibition, at the Hearth Gallery a...

09.11.2021

Getting fitter with Fitbit and Diabetes UK: Toddy's story

Toddy is a single mum of three from southern England, who has embarked on a 16-week programme with Fitbit...

08.11.2021

Elizabeth Evans Hughes and the Welsh connection to insulin

100 years ago, children diagnosed with what was then known as ‘juvenile’ diabetes would not be expected t...

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08.11.2021

Southend woman takes on walking challenge along seafront for World Dia...

A care worker is marking a year of living with type 1 diabetes with a sponsored 10k walk to support Diabe...

04.11.2021

Understanding coronavirus risks in people with diabetes

Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce has lived with type 1 diabetes for 26 years. She is also an Associate Professor a...

03.11.2021

Because I’m very active I thought I wouldn’t get type 2 diabetes

Zaheer is 48 and works in digital marketing. He changed his diet overnight after being diagnosed with typ...

02.11.2021

It's time to level up health

Debbie Horne, Senior Policy Officer at Diabetes UK, reflects on what the Spending Review omitted and what...

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29.10.2021

More people should be accessing Flash

We’ve updated our position statement on Flash glucose monitoring this week. Liz Perraudin, Senior Policy ...

27.10.2021

Our response to the Spending Review and Budget

A look at the Autumn 2021 Spending Review and Budget and how it may impact people living with diabetes.

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26.10.2021

Behind the headlines: Stem cell therapy breakthrough for type 1

Scientists in the United States have announced early results from a pioneering trial testing a new stem c...

25.10.2021

Leeds dietitian supporting people to live well with diabetes

Ellouise Simpson is a specialist diabetes dietitian supporting people living with diabetes in communities...

19.10.2021

Employment support and social security for people living with diabetes

Debbie Horne, our Senior Policy Officer (Social Justice and Poverty), reflects on our response to the Dep...

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11.10.2021

Highlights from Europe’s largest diabetes conference (EASD)

Diabetes researchers from across the world shared their latest breakthroughs at this year’s annual Europe...