Pratik Choudhary

Professor of Diabetes 

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Biography

Pratik Choudhary is a Professor and Honorary Consultant in Diabetes with a special interest in type 1 diabetes and technology. Since joining the team in 2020, he has developed a wide portfolio of research around type 1 diabetes, management of hypoglycemia and improved use of diabetes technology.

Pratik’s current work is based on developing a better understanding of the impact of low and high glucose levels using data from continuous glucose monitoring systems and trying to link these data with better use of electronic health records. He is also leading work looking at evaluating the benefits of diabetes technologies in people living with type 2 diabetes. Pratik has also led the development of hands-on, as well as online, training for both people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals to learn how to use diabetes technologies.

Professor Choudhary is the lead for type 1 diabetes in Leicester and is also Clinical Lead for Type 1 diabetes for the Midlands. He also chairs the Secretary of State for Transports Honorary Advisory Panel for diabetes and is ex-chair of the Diabetes Technology Network - UK, which works to improve access to technology for diabetes through training, education and advocacy

    • Type 1 diabetes 

    • Hypoglycaemia 

    • Diabetes technology 

    • Contributes to the type 1 diabetes and technology module within the Diabetes MSc, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning, run by the University of Leicester. 

    • Co-created the GU1DE education programme for type 1 diabetes. 

    • Part of the EASD postgraduate education committee, involving delivering diabetes education across the world. Within that committee, Professor Choudhary focuses on education activities within India.

    • Run the practical diabetes technology course for the LDC. 

    • 15 years experience of running the young diabetes and endocrinology forum (YDEF) diabetes technology course.

    • Currently supports five PhD students. Supports MSc students from the LDC bioinformatics course. 

    • Diabetes

    • Obesity

    • Cardiovascular Disease

    • Sedentary Behaviour

    • Physical Activity

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Innovative technique used for the first time in diabetes research in Leicester
Innovative technique used for the first time in diabetes research in Leicester

Researchers at Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) have successfully started using the glucose clamp technique as part of a new diabetes research trial.

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Leicester Diabetes Centre experts to speak at international diabetes conference
Leicester Diabetes Centre experts to speak at international diabetes conference

Six diabetes experts from Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) will be presenting at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Madrid, Spain, from 9-13 September 2024.

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New Zealand consultant visits Leicester Diabetes Centre
New Zealand consultant visits Leicester Diabetes Centre

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.  

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