A Leicester researcher was given £ 2.2 million to start a comprehensive study of people with type 2 diabetes.
Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Professor of Diabetes in Primary Care and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, received £ 2.2 million to start the main study.
The research will examine possible links between people with type 2 diabetes and foot ulcers who then either have a heart attack or a stroke.
It comes after Leicester was ranked the third worst diabetes rate in England by the Diabetes UK charity.
The number of diagnoses in the city is believed to have reached 31,242, which means that almost one in ten people in the city has diabetes.
The charity is jointly funding the £ 2.2 million study with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Professor Khunti, who is also the director of the NIHR ARC East Midlands, said: “We are delighted that this program grant has been awarded [the funds].
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“In addition to studying the epidemiology, we will be able to develop and test an intervention to reduce the risk of these poor outcomes in a multiethnic population with type 2 diabetes and foot ulcers.”
Foot ulcers affect more than 50,000 people with type 2 diabetes in the UK. These people are at greater risk of complications, such as heart attacks and strokes, and premature death, than people who have never had a foot ulcer.
However, to date there has been little research into preventing heart disease and early death in people with diabetes who have had a foot ulcer. As part of the main study, researchers will develop and test a new health package called MiFoot to test its effectiveness.
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The package includes one-to-one tuition and online sessions with health professionals. Participants also receive advice on sitting exercise, medication management, and mental wellbeing.
The researchers will also investigate whether factors such as age, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or geographic location could increase people’s risk.
The Diabetes Research Steering Groups, an association of health professionals, researchers and patients, determined that this project will fill a research gap.
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Dr. Elizabeth Robertson, Director of Research at Diabetes UK, said, “Type 2 diabetes can lead to serious complications, but with the right treatment and support it is possible to live well with the disease.
“People with diabetes, health professionals and researchers have told us that we need to do more to prevent diabetes complications in those at highest risk. This research is a promising step towards reaching more people with type 2 diabetes to help you live longer and healthier lives. “
