Infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients living with diabetes. Our study uses a large primary care database linked to hospital and mortality records to examine the risk of infections in people of different ethnicities living with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. We are also examining the effects of diabetes control on infection risks using HbA1c recordings. We are working with a Patient Study Advisory Group of men and women living with diabetes and pre-diabetes of different ages and ethnicities to help us in our interpretation and dissemination of findings
Funder NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (NIHR202213) Jan 2022-Sept 2023 - £153,558 Investigators: Tess Harris, Julia Critchley, Iain Carey, Derek Cook, Steve DeWilde
Collaborators: Umar Chaudhry, Peter Whincup, Arshia Panahloo, Naveed Sattar