Researchers from Lancaster and Keele Universities are now recruiting people aged 18 and over with any type of diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain in the feet and hands caused by diabetes) to participate in a research study.

Researchers would like to recruit adults (>18 years) living with type 1 diabetes who currently use hybrid closed loop insulin pumps for an in-person laboratory study.

The study aims to assess how taking regular ‘active breaks’ can influence vascular health (the health of blood vessels), blood sugars, and insulin dosages in previously sedentary people living with type 1 diabetes.

People with diabetes aged 18+ can register their details with Research for the Future to receive information about local NHS diabetes research opportunities. It’s free to join and doesn’t commit you to take part in any studies. 

Discover is a register of adults living in North West London who are interested in and want to find out more about health research opportunities. The register is for both healthy people and those with a medical condition. Research could relate to any condition, including diabetes, and can range from answering surveys to having your blood tested, to testing new medical devices or phone apps, and participating in clinical trials.

Researchers across the country are looking for people living with diabetes to take part in their research. Meanwhile, people with diabetes are also looking for projects to take part in, but it can be difficult to find a match. That’s where the British Research Panel comes in: matching scientists to people with diabetes. It’s free to join and doesn’t commit you to take part in any studies. They’ll let you know when a relevant clinical trial is happening close to where you live.

Researchers at the University of Surrey are conducting three studies looking at the psychological impact of type 1 diabetes during and after pregnancy (in the perinatal period). See below for details & who to contact.

Study 1/'Diary Study':

Researchers at the University of Birmingham are seeking participants with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who experience peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain in the feet and hands caused by diabetes) and have tried at least two types of nerve pain medication, for a study testing a new treatment for this diabetes complication.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield would like to interview adults in the UK (aged 18 or over) who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and also experience anxiety and/or depression. The study aims to find out how people living with type 2 diabetes and depression/anxiety in the UK use digital technologies to support their health and the management of their conditions. We are also interested in the experiences of people who have not used digital technologies for this.

Researchers at Loughborough University would like to recruit people who are British and are living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes to take part in a study that is investigating users’ experience of health websites and AI to find ways to enhance their experience.

This study involves an online interview where participants will be asked:

1) to search for diabetes-related information on three platforms (a health website, ChatGPT, and Google AI Overview), while sharing their comments and thoughts;

An international group of diabetes researchers and clinicians have established a global database of new cases of diabetes in patients with Covid-19 – called the CoviDiab Registry Project. It comes off the back of initial observations that Covid-19 could potentially trigger diabetes and the urgent need to know more.