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There were major advances in diabetes research and technology in 2023, from new remission findings on the DiRECT study to new guidelines on hybrid closed loop systems.

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03.04.2020

We're calling for applications for research into coronavirus (Covid-19...

In response to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, we’re making £100,000 available for scientists to stu...

13.03.2020

We’re funding new research into diabetes and eating disorders

We’re getting two new research projects off the ground to improve how we care for people with diabetes an...

11.03.2020

Type 1 diabetes could be split into two separate subtypes, new researc...

Researchers funded by us have found that children who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of...

17.02.2020

Exercise could help to bring back hypo awareness

Around 25% of people with type 1 diabetes have reduced awareness of the symptoms of low blood sugars. New...

07.02.2020

MHRA issues warning concerning insulin power adaptors

MHRA (the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) have issued a warning to users of insulin ...

16.01.2020

New study could be key to making islet transplants more effective

Islet transplants are currently used as a treatment for people with type 1 diabetes who are hypo unaware,...

15.01.2020

Abbott experiencing challenges with fulfilling FreeStyle Libre sensor ...

07.01.2020

Certain Insuman® products set to be discontinued in spring 2020

Sanofi has recently announced its decision (in agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care an...

20.12.2019

New DiRECT study uncovers the science behind remission

Our DiRECT trial continues to build our understanding of how type 2 diabetes develops, and what happens w...

20.12.2019

New Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle reveals diabetes diagnosis

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has revealed he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes days before the General Election.

10.12.2019

Metformin in the news

We have been made aware that outside the UK very low amounts of an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA...

29.11.2019

Hypo unawareness could disrupt brain activity involved in attention an...

Our researchers have found hypo unawareness may disrupt blood flow to areas of the brain involved in deci...

14.11.2019

Number of people with obesity almost doubles in 20 years

The number of people who are obese in England has almost doubled in the last 20 years from 6.9 to 13 mill...

10.11.2019

Number of people with diabetes reaches 4.8 million

Read the latest 2023 figures for the number of people living with diabetes in the UK. Diabetes is on ...

01.11.2019

We’re funding new research into diabetes and ageing

Scientists from the UK and Israel will join forces to carry out pioneering research into the relationship...

25.10.2019

The genetics of diabetes - by Faye Riley

Our DNA is a blueprint for the human body, containing tens of thousands of genes: instructions on how to ...