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We take a look at some of the exciting diabetes research developments announced in May, and what the findings could mean for people living with or affected by diabetes.

The Bukhman Foundation has today announced a historic £100 million pledge to fund groundbreaking research that will accelerate progress towards new treatments and a cure for type 1 diabetes. Save for ...

My diagnosis led me to a place where I am working towards something I care about deeply. I’m committed to sharing this journey as widely as possible, so no one has to feel as lost as I once did.

On Wednesday we handed an open letter to the Prime Minister outlining our 10-year vision to transform diabetes prevention, care and treatment. Save for later Page saved! You can go back to this later ...

People from Black African, African Caribbean and South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) backgrounds are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes from a younger age. Research has shown that ...

I want people to have a better experience than I did when I was diagnosed. Save for later Page saved! You can go back to this later in your Diabetes and Me Close ...

We’re encouraging as many people as possible to find out their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, so they can take action to protect their health.

Meet our Volunteer Spotlight for May 2022, David Wills David is the lead volunteer for our online type 1 adults support group, ‘The Funambulists’. The group formed 18 months ago and meets once a mo ...

There’s evidence that common viral infections in children may play a part in triggering the immune system attack at the root of type 1 diabetes. But we don’t yet understand how or why only some ...

Diagnosis The year my son was born, I was diagnosed type 2 diabetes. But as there's type 1 in my family, I requested more tests. It took me 5 years to get a correct diagnosis when I was finally tol ...

Freya Haydon resists looking at photographs of herself when she was nine. That was when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and, as she says: “I had no idea what was going on at the time. Looking b ...