Researchers at a pharmaceutical company would like to recruit parental caregivers of children (between the ages of 8 and 21) recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (2 years ago or less). 

This is to take part in a study focused on understanding how caregiving may impact different aspects of their everyday lives, including productivity, any emotional and psychological impacts, and overall health-related quality of life.  

Researchers at the University of Surrey would like to recruit people aged 14-18 with type 1 diabetes to take part in a study that will help increase their self-compassion and teach them skills and techniques to be more kind and caring to themselves. Previous research has shown that self-compassionate acts and being kinder to ourselves can increase our physical and mental wellbeing. 

Researchers at Newcastle University would like to recruit people aged over 18, living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and have been diagnosed for least 2 years, to take part in a study that is investigating the impact of heat waves on daily diabetes management.  

Taking part will involve an online survey, taking 15-20 minutes. Questions will use information during previous experiences of hot weather such as: your diabetes-related medication, glucose management strategies, and your perceived impact on daily tasks. 

Researchers at King’s College London are inviting adults (18+) living in the UK with type 1 diabetes to take part in a new study exploring the link between diabetes and stress-related experiences. 

The study is the first in the UK to investigate how trauma may affect emotional well-being and self-care among people with T1D. 

Researchers at Cardiff University would like to recruit people aged 18 and over, from a South Asian background and living with type 1 diabetes to take part in their study. They hope to explore the experiences of the South Asian voice in the diagnosis and management of type 1, to inform future research and clinical practices. 

Diabetes can sometimes unfortunately mean that people need to receive care on an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in hospital.

This study is part of a project working with patients, families, and healthcare staff to develop tools to help Intensive Care Units support patients and families, and better provide care to people, including those with diabetes who become seriously ill.

Researchers at the University of Birmingham would like to recruit people aged 18-66 who've been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for more than three years, use multiple daily injections or an insulin pump, and wear flashing glucose monitors, to take part in a new study. They're looking at if regular short breaks from sitting time, known as 'activity snacking' can help with glucose management in people living with type 1. 

Researchers at the University of Roehampton would like to recruit people aged 18-65 years, with prediabetes (HbA1c between 39-46mmol/mol) and without prediabetes, to participate in a study that aims to investigate the effects of seaweed extracts and a Mediterranean diet on health and blood sugar levels.

The study has three arms:

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire would like to recruit people aged 18 and over, living with type 1 diabetes and who've experienced an eating disorder or disordered eating (T1DE) to take part in a study that is exploring individual’s experiences of and relationship with T1DE, and how their identity has been impacted.

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.