Conversations About Diabetes Research: What is medical research?

In the first episode, Dr Neil Hill and Reuben Lewis go back to basics - answering the question, 'what is medical research?'

Find out how trials are designed - how funding works, how volunteers are protected and what it's like to take part.

Reuben shares his own personal experience of volunteering. And Dr Hill talks about the research he has worked on, including monitoring the glucose levels of people walking in the Himalayas.

Also discover where diabetes research is currently at, what the future holds and how to get involved.

Anyone interested in taking part in research can search for studies on the Be Part of Research website (https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/). And people living in North West London can also join the Discover register (https://www.registerfordiscover.org.uk/about-discover/overview) to be kept informed of local opportunities to get involved.

Conversations in Diabetes: Episode 1 transcript.