Research — Leicester Diabetes Centre

Leicester Diabetes Centre has a national and international reputation for clinical care underpinned by innovative and world leading clinical research.

Leicesester Diabetes Centre has run a wide range of research studies that looked at the areas of early detection, prevention, structured education, and new therapies along with teaching and training for both patients and health care professionals. The results of these studies have had an impact on local NHS policies, Department of Health programmes and NICE Guidance.

Below is selection of our work, if you would like to get involved in research please click below:

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Headline Studies

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Active Studies

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Step up 2 Sleep Research Study

An efficacy study exploring the optimisation of sleep and the reduction of sedentary behaviour in those living with type 2 diabetes mellitus - Step up 2 Sleep.

FOOTSAK

Footwear Self-Assessment Kit for people with diabetes at risk of ulceration

PERSONAL AGILITY

We will use the information gathered in this study to design and test an intervention which aims to improve the health and well-being of people with multiple long-term health conditions, and those who care for them, equally.

FOOTWEAR FIT

Evaluation of Footwear Fit Guidelines Under Pressure in At-Risk Feet

The impact of a holistic multifactorial management intervention in adults with early-onset type 2 diabetes.

CREATE

NIHR Global Health Research Group on collaborative care for cardiometabolic disease in Africa.

CARLOTA

The impact of a fat-rich preload before a carbohydrate-rich meal on glucose homeostasis in patients without diabetes after sleeve gastrectomy: A proof-of-concept, randomised, open-label, crossover study.