A professor from the University of Leicester has received a prestigious award in recognition of his in-depth research in diabetes.  

Lifestyle modifications are important pieces of the puzzle when considering the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Researchers have been awarded a £1.4 million grant to continue their work to detect and prevent heart failure in those living with type 2 diabetes.

Bringing together 3,000+ healthcare professionals, Diabetes Professional Care is the UK's leading event for the entire multi-disciplinary team involved in preventing, treating and managing diabetes and its related conditions

The Leicester Diabetes Centre’s (LDC) EDEN education team, which develops and delivers award-winning education programmes to healthcare professionals, has received glowing feedback from the European Academy of Continuing Medical Education (EACME).

The new frontier of type 2 diabetes medicines has been made simple by a Leicester researcher, who has produced a graphic which plots 19 ongoing studies and their outcomes. The explanatory graphic has been included as part of a recently published review.

We asked Rachel about her roles and how she came to work in diabetes care, education, and research.

Recently Dr Manish Khanolkar, Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Auckland District Health Board in New Zealand, visited Leicester Diabetes Centre to learn more about our world-leading research and how we are revolutionising care through the adoption of diabetes technology.  

The understanding of diabetes, nutrition and obesity in pregnancy is increasing at pace, thanks to hundreds of women who have chosen to take part in a study being carried out by Leicester's Professor Claire Meek.

Four experts from the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) will be presenting at the inaugural Obesity & Weight Management Alliance conference, taking place in Birmingham, UK, on Friday 17 May 2024. 

Two new studies have confirmed the benefits of weight loss medication, semaglutide, for patients living with obesity-related heart failure. 

Paula Johnston, a Diabetes Specialist Nurse, and graduate of the University of Leicester’s Diabetes MSc by Distance Learning course, has been presented with the prestigious British Journal of Nursing’s Diabetes Nurse of the Year Award. 

Dr Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Behavioural Scientist and Chartered Psychologist, explains:

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) is proud to announce that five of its esteemed professors will be participating in the upcoming Diabetes UK Conference, taking place in London UK from 17th to 19th April 2024.

Professor Melanie Davies, Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC), opened this year's Diabetes Self Management Alliance (DSMA) conference.

World Health Day is celebrated annually on 7 April, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to shine a spotlight on a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The focus this year (2024) is on ‘my health, my right’.

Janet Jarvis, known as JJ by her colleagues, is a Senior Nurse Associate and Associate Professor (Hons) here at the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC).

The Leicester Diabetes Centre in conjunction with Leicester Real World Evidence Unit is pleased to offer an introductory online course on health-related statistics. 

This International Women’s Day we wanted to shine a spotlight on Harriet Morgan who works as a Clinical Research Physician in the Leicester Diabetes Centre and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC): Leicester.