Diabetes research can’t happen without the help of people living with diabetes

Taking part in research means that you’re helping researchers to better understand diabetes, your experiences living with it, and the experiences of your communities. You can help researchers see how their new ideas could help treat diabetes, and care for people living with it. Whether it's trying a new treatment, or filling out a questionnaire, research breakthroughs can only happen with your support.

We'd like you to have the information you need to decide what you’d like to take part in. So, we’ve put together some guidance on what you need to know about taking part in research that we hope will help.

Take a look at opportunities for getting involved in research below. You can take part in some opportunities from home, while others will involve visiting a research clinic. If something catches your eye, get in touch with the study team to find out more. Without you, research can't move forward. 

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Exploring experiences of feeling dismissed in healthcare

Subtitle:
Developing a new measure for medical dismissal.
Institution:
King's College London
Location:
Online
Tags:
Questionnaire
Dates:
May 2026
August 2026

Researchers at King’s College London would like to recruit people with a diagnosis of a long-term condition, such as diabetes, to take part in a study that is assessing the experiences of being dismissed by healthcare services.

Taking part includes completing four online questionnaires. Participants will be reimbursed with 2x £5 vouchers for the final two questionnaires.

You can take part in the survey here: https://qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_bQ4mjWRERLuWWtU

Experiences transitioning to type 1 self-management

Subtitle:
Exploring the lived experiences of young adults with Type 1 diabetes during the transition to independent self-management
Institution:
University of Hertfordshire
Location:
Online
Tags:
Interview
Dates:
July 2026
September 2026

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are looking for young adults aged 18-25 years with type 1 diabetes who are currently living away from their family or parental home to take part in a study exploring the transition from parental support to independent diabetes self-management.

Does semaglutide help prevent steroid-induced diabetes?

Subtitle:
How GLP-1 Analogues Prevent Steroid-Induced Diabetes (The GAPSID Study)
Institution:
Imperial College London
Location:
London
Tags:
Clinical trial
Dates:
May 2024
June 2027

Researchers at Imperial College London would like to recruit adults living with prediabetes, or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with HbA1c between 48 and 52 mmol/mol, to take part in a study that is looking to see how the diabetes drug, semaglutide, may prevent steroid-induced diabetes. 

Understanding when it's best to target immune cells in type 1

Subtitle:
Type 1 Grand Challenge: Improving Treg immunotherapy success by administering therapy at different times of day (Dr James Pearson’s Root Causes Programme Grant project)
Institution:
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Location:
Cardiff
Tags:
Clinical trial
Dates:
January 2025

Who: Individuals aged 18-40 living with type 1 diabetes who can attend the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

What: Giving two blood samples, one in the morning between 7-9am and another 10-14 hours later, at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. Eligible participants who successfully donate both samples will be provided with a £300 voucher from Lovetoshop.

Finding out who is at increased risk of type 1 diabetes in the UK

Subtitle:
T1DRA: Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Adults
Institution:
University of Bristol
Location:
Online
Tags:
Survey
Dates:
November 2024

More than half of type 1 diabetes is diagnosed in adults but very little is known about how the condition develops. Researchers at the University of Bristol are conducting a study testing blood samples in the UK general population to assess people's risk of developing type 1 diabetes.


To take part people must: 
•    be living in the United Kingdom
•    be aged between 18 and 70 years.

Examining links between nutrition knowledge & diet in type 2

Subtitle:
Nutrition Knowledge in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and its relationship with dietary intake
Institution:
Ulster University
Location:
Online
Tags:
Questionnaire
Dates:
July 2025
July 2026

Researchers at Ulster University would like to recruit people:

  • living in Northern Ireland
  • aged 18 years or older
  • living with type 2 diabetes (and diagnosed more than 6 months ago)

to take part in a study that is aiming to assess diabetes-related nutrition knowledge among individuals with type 2 diabetes in Northern Ireland and examine links with dietary intake.  

The study will be conducted remotely and will involve the following:  

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