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Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) – Improving the lives of people with diabetes and long-term conditions and their carers, through research, education and innovation.

RESEARCH

The LDC has a world-renowned, multi-disciplinary research team, which is leading the way and providing the evidence behind the Leicester Diabetes Centre’s education programmes and widening the knowledge base for health and disease management.

EDUCATION

The LDC creates education programmes for people with diabetes as well as healthcare professionals in the prevention and management of diabetes as well as a suite of programmes supporting other long-term related conditions.

INNOVATION

The LDC is a unique and innovative partnership between the NHS and academia, located at the Leicester General Hospital with staff from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust working together to improve the care of people with diabetes and long-term conditions.

ABOUT THE LDC

We are a leading applied health research unit committed to improving the lives and care of people with diabetes and other long-term conditions. Based at the Leicester General Hospital, we are a collaboration between the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. 

Whilst embodying what is most innovative in a partnership between the NHS and academia, we believe in keeping close to our local communities – valuing their input and their support for all that we do. This support has enabled us to impact on the care of people with diabetes not only in our own city, but also throughout the UK and overseas.

PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES

The LDC in partnership with Diabetes Clinical Service at University Hospitals of Leicester has produced a number of videos that we hope will support you in your journey with diabetes. We have collated these videos in our MYDIABETES section, access them below:

NEWS

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PROGRAMMES

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RESEARCH

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Below is selection of our active studies, if you would like to get involved in research please click here

Active Studies

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FOOTSAK
FOOTSAK

Footwear Self-Assessment Kit for people with diabetes at risk of ulceration

PERSONAL AGILITY
PERSONAL AGILITY

We will use the information gathered in this study to design and test an intervention which aims to improve the health and well-being of people with multiple long-term health conditions, and those who care for them, equally.

FOOTWEAR FIT
FOOTWEAR FIT

Evaluation of Footwear Fit Guidelines Under Pressure in At-Risk Feet

M3
M3

The impact of a holistic multifactorial management intervention in adults with early-onset type 2 diabetes.

CREATE
CREATE

NIHR Global Health Research Group on collaborative care for cardiometabolic disease in Africa.

CARLOTA
CARLOTA

The impact of a fat-rich preload before a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in patients without diabetes after sleeve gastrectomy: A proof-of-concept, randomised, open-label, crossover study.

ADDITION
ADDITION

The Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment In People with Screen Detected Diabetes in Primary Care (ADDITION study).

SALT
SALT

The effect of increased sodium intake with a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in subjects without diabetes after bariatric surgery.