Welcome to our Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2026
Our Diabetes UK Professional Conference is a must-attend event for healthcare professionals, researchers, scientists, and advocates of diabetes. Bringing together 2,000+ diabetes professionals, this conference offers a multi-disciplinary programme.
This three-day event features expert speakers, highlighting the latest insights and advances in diabetes care and research.
This year's conference will take place from Wednesday, 22 April to Friday, 24 April 2026 at the ACC Liverpool.
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Abstracts
Abstract submission for the 2026 conference is now open.
Submissions are invited from the entire diabetes community and beyond. If you have groundbreaking research, an insightful case study, or a successful project you're eager to share with the wider diabetes community, then submit an abstract today.
Find out more about the abstracts and awards
For any queries about abstracts submissions please contact diabetesuk.abstracts@wonderly.agency, referencing your submission ID number.
Five reasons to attend
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Exclusive plenaries and workshops: our workshops will provide hands-on practical learning you can implement in your workplace the very next day, spreading the knowledge you’ve learnt to your practice colleagues.
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Conference sessions: earn CPD hours across our three-day programme, highlighting varied clinical and nonclinical themes, giving you the flexibility to tailor your own agenda to suit your needs.
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Range of multi-disciplinary content: DUKPC 2026 will offer prestigious Named Lectures and Professional Interest Networks a range of multi-disciplinary content for primary and secondary care healthcare professionals, researchers and scientists.
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Network with 2000+ diabetes professionals: discuss and share learnings with your peers and colleagues, and have your questions answered by our expert speakers during discussion panels.
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Hear from leading international healthcare speakers: get inspiration from experts in their field, as we bring together the best and most up-to-date knowledge, insight, and research to address the key issues in diabetes today.
Rates
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We offer student discounts and cheaper rates to our professional members of Diabetes UK.
Register your interest. Professional membership
Named Lectures
Call for Named Lectures now open. Submit your application by Thursday, 9 October 2025.
Media and press
Press passes for the Diabetes UK Professional Conference are available for journalists and other members of the media. Apply now to attend the conference as a member of the press.
Our 2025 conference highlights
From stigma to lifestyle, basic science to paediatrics, dietetics to inequalities, the detection and treatment of type 1 diabetes to inpatient care — our 2025 conference had something for everyone. Read the research highlights.
Across seven-tracks, our programme explored the latest updates on cutting-edge research and left professionals with the diabetes knowledge they needed to provide the best care for their patients.
This included:
- Our Banting Memorial, Janet Kinson and Dorothy Hodgkin Named Lectures.
- Our Professional Interest Networks, where colleagues networked and discussed issues of importance in their discipline.
- A focus on kidney disease and diabetes, with a joint symposium with our colleagues from Kidney Research UK, and a special Diabetic Medicine symposium looking at advances in early onset of type 2 management in pregnancy.
- The Type 1 Grand Challenge session looking at why it is so critical, and how it is accelerating progress.
- Discussions on medico legal and workforce issues within diabetes.
- A spotlight on stigma, presenting our new research and looking at the impact it has on people’s health.
Our Partnership with Wonderly
Diabetes UK and Wonderly are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership to deliver the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC), the UK’s leading event for professionals working in diabetes care, research and prevention.
Wonderly, the specialist agency within Haymarket Media Group, has been appointed as the full-service professional conference organiser for Diabetes UK. The partnership brings together Wonderly’s proven expertise in large-scale medical events, content strategy, audience engagement and event growth with Diabetes UK’s vision, clinical leadership and purpose-driven mission.
Together, Wonderly and Diabetes UK aims to evolve the conference into an even more impactful, inclusive and future-proofed platform – one that continues to unite the diabetes professional community, amplify the latest research, and support better outcomes for people living with diabetes.
Dr David Chaney, Executive Director of Services, Communities & Improvement at Diabetes UK, said: “DUKPC plays a unique role in connecting professionals across the diabetes landscape. As we look to the future, we’re excited to partner with Wonderly to ensure the conference remains relevant, innovative and financially sustainable, achieving greatest impact for people living with and at risk of diabetes while growing its value for our members, delegates and partners alike.”
Issie Peate, Managing Director at Wonderly, added: “We are thrilled to be working with Diabetes UK on such a vital and respected event. The opportunity to support the evolution and long-term growth of DUKPC is one we are incredibly proud to have been entrusted with. We look forward to combining our conference expertise with Diabetes UK’s knowledge and purpose to make the event more impactful than ever.” Wonderly has already started working with Diabetes UK on the planning of the DUKPC 2026, taking place in Liverpool, 22 to 24 April 2026.
