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After Diabetes Diagnosis Research Support System

Person using a glucose meter on their fingertip beside a cup of coffee and biscotti on a table.

We have been supporting research involving people with type 1 diabetes, from the moment they are diagnosed, for over ten years.

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The After Diabetes Diagnosis REsearch Support System (ADDRESS) first started in pilot form in 2008, and evolved into the ADDRESS 2 cohort in 2011. The project has had support and funding from several organisations:

  • the National Institute for Health Research’s Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN)
  • Breakthrough-T1D UK (formally known as JDRF UK)
  • Diabetes UK

The project is sponsored by Imperial College London.

Our main objectives are:

  • increase awareness of early intervention trials to provide opportunities for people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to take part.
  • provide opportunities to take part in observational studies soon after a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, particularly for anyone who doesn’t wish to take part in an intervention trial.
  • share opportunities and signpost to studies recruiting people with type 1 diabetes for anyone who doesn’t feel able to take part in research at the time of diagnosis, but may want to after adapting to living with the condition.
  • help people who may have a high risk of developing type 1 diabetes to join new prevention trials before the condition develops, particularly through siblings of ADDRESS-2 participants.

ADDRESS-2 is a long-standing database of information about people who have a recent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and a considerable resource for research. We want to make sure this can be used by researchers to answer questions and also anonymously link this to other information sources, such as genetic and other follow-up data, to make it even more valuable.

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