Diabetes and Infection

IGHI host forum to discuss and disseminate research into diabetes and infection.

Diabetes affects nearly 400 million people worldwide and can lead to a number of long-term complications, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, chronic kidney failure, foot ulcers, and damage to the eyes.

The Institute of Global Health Innovation’s Global Health Forum last month focused on the on-set and prevention of diabetes from a global context.

Speakers included Clinical Research Fellow in Imperial’s Department of Medicine, Dr Shivani Misra, who talked about her research into young on-set diabetes phenotypes around the world. 

Dr John Tregoning, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine at Imperial discussed the role of elevated airway glucose in diabetic lung infection and Dr Nick Oliver, Reader in Diabetes talked about the prevention of type 2 diabetes in India.  

The full event cant be watched in the video above and you can view the photos here. 

Get involved 

IGHI’s monthly Global Health Forums provide a platform to bring together Imperial researchers, students, and staff from across all of Imperial’s Faculties to highlight, discuss and disseminate findings on current research and innovations on relevant global health topics. The Forums encourage interdisciplinary discussions with the intention that they will foster inter-Faculty research initiatives and leverage the immense strengths of Imperial College to resolve global health priorities of the early 21st Century.

Join us!

The next forum will take place next Thursday at 3:00pm at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London and will discuss chronic lung in low income countries.

To find out more and to register, visit the event page here.