Diabetes can affect many parts of the body, including the eyes. Over time, high blood glucose levels can damage the small blood vessels in the retina, leading to conditions such as diabetic retinopathy.

Experts from the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) will attend this year’s Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC 2026), taking place from 22–24 April at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.

The Leicester Diabetes Centre is delighted to announce that Professor Kamlesh Khunti has been awarded the GG2 Outstanding Achievement in Medicine Award at the GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards 2026.

A trial is underway to restore the warning signs of low blood glucose in people with type 1 diabetes who can no longer perceive when their blood sugars dip dangerously low.

After an extraordinary 80 years of combined NHS service across both research and patient care roles, we prepare to say farewell to two cherished members of our team, Carolyn Currie and Penny Donley, who will be retiring at the end of March 2026.

A group of global experts in type 2 diabetes have come together to deliver an up to date overview of the health condition that affects millions of people around the world in the journal, Nature Reviews Disease Primer in March 2026.

An overview of a major research initiative led by academics from the University of Leicester, in collaboration with researchers in Ghana, to improve diabetes and cardiovascular care in sub-Saharan Africa will be shared at a dissemination event next month.  

Del Bains aged 57 from Leicester was finding it harder and harder to manage his type 2 diabetes, until a conversation led him to the COMBINE study at the Leicester Diabetes Centre.

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.

LDC experts to share insights at Diabetes Professional Care 2025

LDC launches podcast bringing diabetes research to life

Weight loss treatments for people with diabetes and obesity could lower the risk of obesity-related cancers

People from Afro-Caribbean and South Asian backgrounds are less likely to be prescribed “life-changing” diabetes technology compared to White individuals, a new study has reported.

New study from Leicester Diabetes Centre highlights missed opportunity to support women at risk of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes.

Leicester Diabetes Centre responds to NICE NG28 consultation.

We spoke with Dr Francesco Zaccardi about his career journey and the experiences that shaped his passion for real-world evidence and diabetes research.

As Dr Harriet Morgan prepares to return home to Ghana, we caught up with her to reflect on her time with us—and to celebrate the impact she’s made during her stay.

Mark Walters, 47, will be taking to the skies above his home city of Swansea, Wales, for a daring skydive to raise money for diabetes research at the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC).