Living with Diabetes

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.

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.

Today we’re looking at the use of continuous glucose monitoring devices (CGMs) for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Claire Levy talks with Jake Leach, the chief operating officer of CGM developer and manufacturer Dexcom, from their US headquarters in San Diego, California.

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.

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.

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.

An insight into how the support you have given us is changing lives. Hear how our work at the DRWF Islet cell laboratories in Oxford, is making a real difference to real people this World Diabetes Day.

In this Podcast we’re paying tribute to the late Lynwood Newman, a long-term volunteer and supporter of the charity DRWF going back to 2006. Sadly, he passed away early in 2021 after a short battle with cancer.

Welcome to the latest podcast in our series: Living with Diabetes, brought to you by Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation: In this edition we’re looking at the development of Metformin, which has become the preferred first-line oral blood glucose-lowering agent to manage type 2 diabetes. It was created nearly 65 years ago, but it took many decades of research to get it more widely accepted as...

In this edition we’re talking with Simon Marwood, Associate Professor of Physiology at Liverpool Hope University, who is the subject head for Sport and Exercise, Science and Sports Rehabilitation, in the School of Health Sciences Simon Marwood is involved in research which examines the impact of exercise on cardio-vascular disease. I started our conversation by asking him why people living with Ty...

Professor Partha Kar is National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes with NHS England and co-lead of Diabetes Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) with NHS Improvement. He was awarded an OBE for services to people with diabetes in the New Year’s Honours list. A Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust since 2008. He has been the Clinical Director of Diabetes from 2009-20...

In this edition we focus on eye health . Eye health is a big subject area for people living with diabetes. So, in this special edition, we have an extended discussion with leading Ophthalmologist Adam Mapani. He’s a Nurse Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Medical Retina Department, in London and an Honorary Clinical Teaching Fellow at the UCL Department of Clinical Ophthalmology.

In this edition…. We continue the theme of footcare, from our last podcast, with new recommendations just published in the latest paper by iDEAL – the independent group of healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes. We’ll hear proposals to significantly reduce amputations through improved, rapid, diagnosis and referral to multidisciplinary footcare teams: IDEAL provides Insights for...

...an occasional podcast series, aimed at professionals, where we discuss the results of research projects, training needs, the challenges of Continuing Professional Development, and insights from patients and healthcare professionals. This edition looks at standardised HCP education within diabetes care.

Welcome to Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation’s Podcast Pro – ...an occasional podcast series, aimed at professionals, where we discuss the results of research projects, training needs, the challenges of Continuing Professional Development, and insights from patients and healthcare professionals. In this edition we’re looking at the latest report from the iDEAL advisory group on footcare fo...

This latest PodCast focusses on the importance of good footcare. The statistics are quite shocking with a major amputation in the UK occurring every hour! We hear from Andrew who is living with type 1 diabetes and has experienced the loss of a number of toes in recent years. We talk to podiatrist Graham Bowen about the simple steps campaign to maintaining good foot health to avoid the complication...

In this edition…. We’re talking cycling, fitness and fundraising, plus an update on COVID-19. Cameron Muir talks about living with diabetes and the challenge he’s taking on later this summer. Scotsman Cameron Muir works in the financial sector in London and is planning to cycle all the way back to his family home in Edinburgh at the end of August. He lives with Type 1 Diabetes and told me about hi...

In this edition…. We’re talking to three people living with diabetes who are sharing their experiences to help others. Professor Pete Alexander is a stress relief expert, based near Seattle on the US west coast, and he’s been telling me about the techniques he’s developed which are summarised in a new book: Megan Pointing from Southampton in the UK has trained two of her three pet spaniels to be d...

In this edition…. We’re looking at the role of exercise in maintaining good health and management of diabetes. Dr Rob Andrews talks to us about the challenges and benefits of exercise for people living with Type 1 and Type 2. Marathon Runner Frank Rogers relates his experience which forms the basis for his new book – Running with Diabetes. We talk to Alison Northern, an implementation manager at t...

In this extended edition we review the trends of the last decade and look ahead to the prospects for diabetes in the 2020s – The trend continues relentlessly upwards on the one hand while research holds great promise on the other. But the challenge of staying well until a cure is found continues, as we’ll hear from DRWF’s UK Chief Executive Sarah Tutton. A new App called Our Path is becoming avail...

In this edition….A ‘Staying Well’ special: We’re looking at the role of exercise and an active lifestyle in helping to manage diabetes…Including the benefits of interval walking training for better control of Type 2 with Dr Richard Metcalf And we’ve been speaking to Patrick Mertes in the United States about the Diabetes Family Connection challenge, to climb 50 peaks in 50 days, to help build confi...

In this edition we’ll continue our conversation with volunteer Lynwood Newman and hear how his diabetes was affected by his treatment for cancer. Lynwood is also a mentor for people living with diabetes and DRWF’s Lee Calladine, who is Type 1, explains how valuable this can be from a personal perspective…… Dr Parijat De joins us for our staying well feature on hypos and hypers, plus the serious ch...

Hello and welcome to the second podcast in our series: Living with Diabetes, brought to you by Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation. In this edition we lift the mask on 'Captain Insulin' and champion DRWF volunteer… Lynwood Newman…. DRWF’s Lee Calladine explains how vital such volunteers are….. Dr Partha Kar talks to us on breaking down the barriers between care in hospital and out in the com...

Coming up in this edition we hear from DRWF CEO Sarah Tutton – introducing the charity and the work we do  Volunteer Lionel Curtis on working with DRWF Diabatologist Dr Myank Pattel on our recent Diabetes Wellness Day South And Feet are in focus in this month’s Staying Well feature with Podiatrist Graham Bowen

A regular podcast from Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation (DRWF), a UK wide Diabetes Charity. I am Claire Levy (yes that's me in the photo parachuting to raise funds for the DRWF!) I look forward to you  joining me for these informative programmes when I talk to healthcare professionals, people living with all types of diabetes and specialist support services, including researchers. DR...