The Confidence Interval

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Brief Interval - meat, chicken nuggets, and a side order of type 2 diabetes

Chunxiao Li is a Research Associate at the Unit, and a lead author on a paper that investigated the association of meat consumption on type two diabetes.  



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Brief Interval - the new technologies improving the outcomes of diabetes

Dr Charlotte Boughton is a Clinical Researcher at the University of Cambridge,  Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Charlotte’s research focuses on the use of automated insulin delivery systems with the aim of improving outcomes for people with diabetes. Leading ran ...

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Brief Interval - Understanding the origins of gestational diabetes

Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy for a multitude of reasons, being overweight or obese can be a factor but some may be genetically predisposed to developing the condition.  

Researchers from the IMS Metabolic Research Laboratory are investigating the interven ...

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Brief Interval - the multiple morbidities of diabetes

One point 27 billion people are expected to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by 2050. 

This week we’ll be hearing from researchers from the MRC Epidemiology Unit and the IMS Metabolic Research Laboratory, at the University of Cambridge.

We’ll find out more about t ...

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The Confidence Interval - from the UN to weight loss research

In this episode of The Confidence Interval, Dr Marie Spreckley shares her journey from the UN to weight loss research.

She discusses diverse communities being more involved in research programmes, how drugs for type 2 diabetes are being used for weight loss, and the f ...

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