In this edition, we continue our series of interviews looking at interesting research projects funded by DRWF. Dr Mark Russell tells DRWF’s Claire Levy about research which studies a molecule that controls levels of specific genes and how this influences energy generation and insulin production in Beta cells.    ..read more

In this edition, we continue our series of interviews looking at interesting research projects funded by DRWF. Dr Li Kang tells DRWF’s Claire Levy about research which looks at how the outside structure of cells change when they stop responding normally to insulin.  This, in turn, alters how insulin works and informs the development of new drugs to help people living with diabetes.  ..read more

In this edition, we continue our series of interviews looking at interesting research projects funded by DRWF. Dr Tara Lee tells DRWF’s Claire Levy about research which explores how a mother's glucose levels, and insulin therapy, relate to a baby’s growth patterns and birthweight. It also examined which diabetes technologies help pregnant women to achieve their glucose targets during hospital admissions and after birth ..read more

In this edition, we continue our series of interviews looking at interesting research projects funded by DRWF. Catherine Arden tells DRWF’s Claire Levy about research which studies the recycling mechanisms in beta cells during acute and chronic changes in glucose levels ..read more

This special edition reports from our United Through Diabetes 2023 event - our biggest ever Wellness Day, celebrating 25 years of DRWF. Hear from our speakers, experts, researchers, attending our Wellness Event - United Through Diabetes ..read more

Claire Levy talks with Dr Shivani Misra who’s been working with DRWF for over ten years, and has now joined the board of trustees. Her research has been investigating various aspects of genetic forms of diabetes in minority ethnic groups, and subsequently the identification of MODY - maturity onset diabetes of the young - in multi-ethnic populations ..read more

In this edition, we’re looking at the impact of DRWF’s research funding in stimulating vital early development of new treatments and therapies. We’ve been talking to researchers who have gone on to win major funding under the Grand Challenge, a project funded by a £50 million donation from the Steve Morgan Foundation aimed at improving the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes ..read more

This is the first in a short series of interviews about research projects funded by DRWF. In this edition we talk with Dr Stephanie Hanna to discuss her work which identifies the white blood cells that can damage the pancreas in a project aimed at improving the treatment of Type 1 diabetes ..read more

In this edition we hear from Dr. Ana Tiganescu, a university research fellow at Leeds University, about an interesting research project looking at skin healing in diabetes. Although this project isn’t funded by DRWF it does have some interesting findings ..read more

In this edition we talk to Lee Calladine, our Educational Event Coordinator at DRWF, about our upcoming United Through Diabetes event as part of our 25th anniversary celebrations ..read more