RAMADAN: FREE resources for Healthcare Professionals
A unique set of resources for healthcare professionals that are designed to support a Safer Ramadan
RESEARCH: How has the self-management of health conditions changed during COVID-19?
If you have Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease or have had a Stroke, we would like to hear what you have to say.
RESEARCH: Find out how our research space is COVID-19 safe for patient volunteers
Here at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, we have been working hard to ensure our research space is safe and ready for the return of our patient volunteers.
Covid-19 vaccine support in multiple languages
Clinical colleagues across the NHS have come together to provide a series of videos.
LDC is an International Diabetes Federation Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care
Leicester Diabetes Centre has been awarded as an International Diabetes Federation Centre of Excellence in Diabetes Care.
Partha Kar receives OBE in New Year’s Honours list
Professor Partha Kar has been awarded an OBE for services to people with diabetes.
UPDATES: General Coronavirus Advice for People with Diabetes
Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for people living with diabetes and their families (Reference: Diabetes UK)
RESOURCE: Diabetes, Covid-19 and the NHS
Resource website links to support healthcare professionals who manage people living with diabetes.
NEWS: The Leicester Diabetes Centre 12 days of Christmas
Christmas message from Professor Melanie Davies and Professor Kamlesh Khunti
NEWS: Double win for Team LDC
MyDESMOND and EDEN recognised by industry experts at recent PCDS virtual conference
NEWS: Netflix generation of youngsters leading to type 2 diabetes ‘tidal wave’ says global expert
Young people brought up on Netflix, YouTube and gaming is leading to a new culture of “sedentary children”
NEWS: Professor Kamlesh Khunti helps combat worldwide diabetes-related chronic kidney disease
Professor Kamlesh Khunti aims to improve global outcomes for diabetes-related complication; chronic kidney disease (CKD)
NEWS: Janet Jarvis receives honorary Associate Professor title
Co-Course Director for MSc Diabetes - Distance Learning, receives honorary Associate Professor title
FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMME: GLP-1 RA’s, New Decade, New Therapies
Leicester Diabetes Centre and Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE) collaborate to bring healthcare professionals a FREE primary care education programme focusing on GLP1-RAs
EVENT: Diabetes Professional Care Virtual 2020 Conference
We are delighted to be supporting this two-day virtual conference that is taking place on 5th and 6th November 2020.
EVENT: 16th National Conference of the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS)
We are delighted to be supporting this two-day virtual conference that is taking place on 5th and 6th November 2020.
EVENT: The ‘Royal Rumble’ low-down
Four leading professors from the University of Leicester joined the diaTribe Foundation’s seventh annual “Solvable Problems in Diabetes” on the 22nd September, to discuss the most urgent problems and opportunities facing diabetes today.
EVENT: SAHF 21st Annual Global Virtual Conference
On behalf of our colleagues at SAHF we would like to invite you to the 21st South Asian Health Foundation (SAHF) Global Virtual conference on Thursday 15th October 2020
EVENT: Hypo Awareness Week 2020
The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) will be taking part in Hypo Awareness Week, 5 – 11 October
RESOURCES: COVID-19 Related Peer Review Publications for HCPs
We thought it would be helpful pull a list of peer review publications for HCPs managing people with diabetes at this time of COVID-19