Researchers at the University of Liverpool seek the views of people aged 50 years and over, who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the past 12 months, on the acceptability of a potential diagnostic test that identifies whether you would benefit from screening for pancreatic cancer.

In a small subset of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (around 1%), the diagnosis of diabetes is believed to be an early sign of pancreatic cancer. 

Researchers at Imperial would like to recruit adults aged 18+ with type 1 diabetes to take part in a study to understand how people with type 1 diabetes experience stigma in their day-to-day lives and how this impacts the management and experience of their diabetes.  

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.

Vaccines remain the best way to protect against coronavirus (Covid), but other treatments called antivirals have now been developed that can be used to treat people as soon as possible after they've been infected.

Researchers at Our Future Health would like to recruit 5 million people aged 18 and over to take part in a new study designed to help researchers discover new ways to prevent, detect and treat common health conditions like diabetes, cancer, and dementia. 

It’s really important that young people and families have opportunities to take part in research. A portfolio of studies currently underway and looking to recruit people across the UK can be found on the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes website.

Families interested in taking part in any of the studies can contact the relevant research teams provided within the descriptions.

Researchers at the University of Essex would like to recruit people between the ages of 18 and 60 years old living with type 1 diabetes to take part in a study that is aiming to understand whether managing type 1 diabetes differs between men and women. This study also invite people with no history of diabetes to participate, as this could help researchers to confirm whether such gender differences are similar to the trend in the broader population without diabetes. 

Researchers at The University of Surrey would like to recruit women, aged 16+, living in the UK, with a diagnosis of Diabetes (any kind of diabetes or treatment) to take part in a study to find out more about women’s experience of talking about sexual health at diabetes check-ups.

Taking part involves completing an anonymous 15-20 minute study (using a computer or mobile phone).
People who complete the study are eligible for a prize draw for a £100 Amazon voucher

Researchers at Coventry University and Deakin University (Australia) would like to recruit women aged 45-60 years from England who have been referred to the Healthier You diabetes prevention programme since July 2021 to take part in a study that is finding out what midlife women think of the programme, and their experiences of the programme (if they have participated).

Taking part involves completing a short online survey (approx. 5 minutes to complete) and participating in an online, hour-long interview with a researcher.

Researchers at Imperial College London would like to recruit adults aged 18-49 years old living with type 1 diabetes who:

•    were initially misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes under the age of 40 years 
•    were reclassified with type 1 diabetes by a Consultant Diabetologist 
•    were reclassified in the last 10 years
•    have experienced at least 3 months between diagnoses