News & Views

We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in April, including how there could be long-term health benefits of early weight loss after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, and how a common virus may play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes.

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03.12.2020

Consultant wins Unsung Hero award for going above and beyond for patients

A consultant who helped a patient deal with their eating disorder as they struggled to manage their diabe...

02.12.2020

Fear of Covid-19 leading to delays in type 1 diagnoses

Data published by the UK Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians shows that fear of the Covid-19 pa...

25.11.2020

Our response to the Government's spending review

Today the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced the government’s spending plans as part of the Spending Revi...

23.11.2020

Our research helps understand risk of heart disease in people with typ...

People living with diabetes have a higher risk of heart disease but new research, funded by us, has reinf...

23.11.2020

Join Chris Askew and Partha Kar for North of England team's end-of-yea...

Diabetes UK's North of England team invites you to an event that will lift the spirits and help end a tou...

17.11.2020

Your priorities for research into diabetes and pregnancy revealed

Hundreds of people living with diabetes, their families and healthcare professionals have chosen their mo...

13.11.2020

Rare types of diabetes unlock the secrets behind insulin production

The work of Diabetes UK RD Lawrence fellow Dr Elisa De Franco has helped uncover a key gene that plays a ...

13.11.2020

We welcome the new GIRFT report calling for vital improvements in diab...

Released today, the long awaited Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) diabetes national report outlines a ...

11.11.2020

New research shows the impact of the first lockdown on type 2 diabetes...

New research from the University of Manchester has revealed that many type 2 diabetes diagnoses were dela...

11.11.2020

Research news from the EASD: curing and preventing diabetes

This year’s virtual European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) conference brought together tho...

11.11.2020

Diabetes Matters: A new programme about diabetes

This news-style programme, presented by Alice Beer, raises awareness of diabetes on an international scal...

11.11.2020

Diabetes UK Cymru calls for improved access to life-changing tech

Diabetes UK Cymru is hosting the “Type 1 and Tech Conference” online on World Diabetes Day under the them...

05.11.2020

We respond to new government guidance for clinically extremely vulnera...

The UK Government has published new guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable people, who previously m...

05.11.2020

Could an ancient remedy be a modern treatment for foot ulcers in peopl...

New research we funded into a medieval remedy has found it to be effective at killing harmful bacteria, a...

29.10.2020

Research news from the EASD: Improving diabetes care

The annual European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) conference brings together researchers f...

28.10.2020

Leading diabetes researchers urge the Prime Minister to protect charit...

Leading researchers from across Diabetes UK’s Panels and Committees have written to the Prime Minister to...