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A clinician and educator has won a prestigious accolade for her “profound influence on healthcare education” at this year’s University Hospitals of Leicester’s (UHL) Recognition Awards.

A practical course targeted at healthcare professionals looking to improve their knowledge and confidence using diabetes technology is now open for registration. 

People with type 1 diabetes, their families, carers and healthcare professionals involved in their care have been urged to take part in a new survey which will shape future research and help improve the management of the condition.

Healthcare professionals looking to specialise in diabetes care have been invited to join a webinar to learn about a part-time post graduate training programme dedicated to managing the condition in a webinar this month. 

A new partnership bringing academics together to identify research priorities around liver disease has been launched.

An established academic from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has received a prestigious international award for his “outstanding” research on primary care diabetes.

A new diabetes education service for healthcare professionals is now available on Instagram as part of a new project aiming to deliver “training on the go”.

A physical activity researcher and a consultant diabetologist have been made Professors by the University of Leicester for improving the lives of people living with diabetes.  

An internationally recognised diabetes professor from Leicester has been presented with an honorary degree from the university he graduated from as a doctor in 1984. 

A Facebook Live video session taking place next week will explore the benefits of doing regular moderate-intensity exercise for people with type 2 diabetes.

The health benefits associated with increasing your daily step count will be discussed during a Facebook live session next week.

A tool developed by Leicester Diabetes Centre to identify those at risk of type 2 diabetes is set to be used in workplaces and communities to ensure more people receive help earlier.

A researcher based at the Leicester Diabetes Centre has received international funding for his participation in a project that aims to analyse the health benefits of wearable technology.

Women with a history of gestational diabetes in Wales can sign up to a free digital educational health resource as part of a Public Health Wales commitment to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week.

A Facebook Live video session taking place later this month will look at the positive health impact of reducing and regularly breaking up prolonged sitting in people with type 2 diabetes.

Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) believes that “education is a key weapon” in the battle against diabetes after a new report has revealed thousands of excess deaths in people living with the condition.

Are you aged over 18 years old? Are you able to walk unaided and up a few steps? If yes, please consider participating in our study

We are now recruiting participants for a study assessing the impact of footwear fit on in-shoe pressure and foot temperature

With the recently published recommendation for making research part of everyday practice for all clinicians, Health Education East Midlands (HEE) and the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) have come together to jointly fund a new Foundation Year 2 (F2) post in Research and Innovation.