On Wednesday 14 January 2026, Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) hosted an EOT2D Symposium, bringing together national leaders and 65 healthcare professionals from across the UK to share evidence, best practice and forward-thinking solutions.

In our latest episode, we talk with Fin Turner, Senior Specialist Research Dietitian at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, about the fascinating topic of emotional eating, the tendency to eat in response to feelings such as sadness, stress, anxiety, or boredom rather than physical hunger.

A new resource developed through long‑standing partnership work across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) sets out a clear, practical route for improving diabetes care at scale.

In our latest episode, we sit down with Dr Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Lead Chartered Psychologist at the Leicester Diabetes Centre and Behavioural Scientist at the University of Leicester, to tackle an important but often overlooked issue: the stigma surrounding Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) in young adults.

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) is proud to celebrate Dr Ruth James’s first year as Associate Professor in Lifestyle Medicine, and more recently becoming the Co-Director of the MSc in Diabetes.

Julia Burdon, Education and Research Associate at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, discusses the importance of high-quality diabetes education and the power of digital tools in supporting self-management.

Professor Claire Meek discusses how type 2 diabetes can influence fertility and women’s reproductive health.

Academics from the Leicester Diabetes Centre have found that the risk of developing cancer following a prediabetes diagnosis is greater in those aged between 55 and 75 years than any other age group.

A new episode of LDC Presents: The M3 Podcast is now live.
This week, we speak with Professor Claire Meek to explore the unique challenges women face when managing type 2 diabetes.

Less than half of people living with type 2 diabetes meet the recommended guideline targets for blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol, new international research has shown.

We’re thrilled to share that the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) has been commended for the Patient Care Pathway, Secondary, Primary, Specialist or Community Care award at the prestigious Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes Awards.

Every year on 14 November, World Diabetes Day (WDD) raises awareness of the condition affecting over 500 million people worldwide.

In honour of this year’s World Diabetes Day theme, ‘Diabetes and the Workplace’, we’re focusing on what it means to live with diabetes at work.

In the latest episode of LDC Presents: The M3 Podcast, Professor Pratik Choudhary explains why technology is more than just a convenience — it’s a game-changer.

The Structured Health Intervention For Transport (SHIFT) programme, developed by Loughborough University and the Leicester Diabetes Centre, was recently honoured with a David Jamieson Road Safety Award at the National Courier Awards 2025, hosted by the Institute of Couriers.

A new episode of the Leicester Diabetes Centre Podcast is now live! In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Louisa Herring to explore how all forms of daily movement, not just exercise, play a vital role in supporting long-term health.

A team of Leicester researchers have published a review exploring a new generation of medicines that could transform treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes. 

Meet Charlie Franklin: one of the creative minds behind LDC’s visual impact.

Enhance physical health behaviours for people with long-term conditions – educational programme.

New M3 Podcast Episode: Preventing Diabetes-Related Foot Problems. In this episode, host Dr Matt Savage speaks with Rachel Berrington, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, about diabetes-related foot disease.