Researchers at the University of Southampton are inviting adults who have experienced diabetic foot ulcers to participate in a short anonymous survey which should take no more than 20 minutes to complete.  

Evidence shows that there is a strong relationship between physical activity levels and cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) health, but it is unclear how diabetic foot ulcers affects 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;

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 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 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 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. 

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.  

Researchers at Kings College London would like to recruit people 18 years and older, who have:

• been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for more than 6 months
• access to the internet and a smartphone/laptop/tablet/PC
• experience of diabetes-related distress

to take part in a study. Diabetes distress is what some people feel when they're overwhelmed with the relentlessness of diabetes.

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.