January 2026 marked a major milestone for the DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self‑Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) Programme with the launch of Version 7 of its nationally recognised type 2 diabetes curriculum.

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC), home to internationally recognised leaders in diabetes research, education and innovation, has played a key role in developing a new European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) e‑learning module showcasing the UK’s approach to structured education for people living with type 2 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.

Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) colleagues working on the 'My Diabetes and Me' (MDAM) study have won a Special Recognition Award at University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust's Inclusion Awards 2024 for their work developing and researching the effectiveness of the DESMOND-ID programme. 

Three experts from Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) will be speaking at the 20th National Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS) conference in Birmingham on 6 and 7 November.

Dr Nurafiza Mohd Arif (Fiza), a Family Medicine Doctor at Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Baru Bangi in Malaysia, recently visited Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) from Malaysia to see how diabetes care, research and education is delivered in the UK.

Christmas message from Professor Melanie Davies and Professor Kamlesh Khunti

Join us at the Diabetes Professional Care (DPC) 2022 Conference, where we will be exhibiting at Olympia, London and Team LDC will be presenting throughout the event.

Christmas message from Professor Melanie Davies and Professor Kamlesh Khunti

A new programme available for healthcare organisations to support people living with type 2 diabetes on Insulin or GLP-1 therapy

We are delighted to be supporting this two day conference that is taking place on 10th and 11th November 2021.

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) has partnered with NHS provider, Oviva to provide a new innovative service

Christmas message from Professor Melanie Davies and Professor Kamlesh Khunti

Expertise in preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes developed in Leicester will be used in Singapore’s “war on diabetes”.

Those considered to be at greatest risk of developing Type 2 diabetes across Leicestershire are set to benefit from increased help to avoid the disease.