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.

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.

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:  

Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University would like to recruit volunteers, aged 18 or over, to tell us about their experience of being switched to a different brand of their usual insulin (also known as a biosimilar). 

To be eligible, you will need to be a person living with diabetes who has been switched to a different brand of their insulin (for example, from NovoRapid® to Trurapi®, Humalog® to Admelog® or Lantus® to Semglee®/Abasaglar®).

We are conducting this study to understand how people have experienced switches and to inform future practice.

Researchers at Leeds Beckett University would like to recruit adults:

Researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University would like to recruit adults aged 18 years and over living in Wales who have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to take part in a study exploring the role of self-efficacy (confidence in managing one's condition) in type 2 diabetes self-management.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) would like to recruit South Asian women aged 25-65, and living with type 2 diabetes in North East London to take part in a study that is examining whether current diabetes prevention and self-management services genuinely reflect policy commitments to culturally tailored care, as experienced by South Asian women in North East London. 

Findings will be used to develop evidence-based recommendations to improve equity and cultural relevance in local diabetes services.