Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice Enhanced 2024
Diabetes UK

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Diabetes UK is the UK's leading diabetes charity, fighting for a world where diabetes can do no harm through research, advocacy, support and prevention. In 2024 the charity invested £4 million in 17 new research projects, reached 349,000+ people through its Know Your Risk tool, launched its first stigma awareness campaign, and secured continued momentum on the Path to Remission programme. The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge surpassed £23 million invested since 2022. Total income was £38.4 million with charitable expenditure of £31.2 million.

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📋About

Research funding across all types of diabetes; Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge; Learning Zone for people living with diabetes; CPD e-learning for healthcare professionals; helpline and Customer Care Centre; diabetes prevention campaigns; stigma awareness; policy advocacy

📊Key Metrics

349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024 Key Metric 1
£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million Key Metric 2
32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022
  • First UK funding schemes for Black students pursuing diabetes research careers launched; Western Diabetes Group established in Northern Ireland
  • Over 20,000 new Learning Zone users registered in 2024, taking the total to over 190,000; 7,000+ healthcare professionals joined CPD platform

📍Geography

UK-Wide

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