The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists

The ABCD Inspire Podcast Series is back! Joining our host Dr Petra Hanson this time is Professor Pratik Choudhary, Professor of Diabetes at the University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant in Diabetes at Leicester Diabetes Centre. Tune in to learn about Pratik's work in hypoglycaemia, the use of technology in diabetes and education (DAFNEplus). The insightful discussion covers research and International Medical Graduates, the importance of being open to new opportunities, and t...

Welcome to the start of Season 2 of the ABCD Inspire Podcast Series where we aim to inspire clinicians into the field of diabetes and diabetes research. To kick start 2025 and our new season, our host, Dr Petra Hanson, welcomes special guest Dr Dimitris Papamargaritis. We often refer to the incredible journey our inspirational guests have been on, and Dimitris not only fits that bill but his physcial journey, coming from Greece to the UK, learning the language and the intricacies of British ...

For our final ABCD Inspire podcast of 2024 we are thrilled to have our very own ABCD Executive Chair, Professor Ketan Dhatariya, joining our podcast host Dr Petra Hanson.Ketan has an immense work ethic and workload and you will hear all about the projects he is currently working on and supporting his junior colleagues with, as well as the incredible challenges that he overcame in order to get to where he is today.You will hear the fascinating story of what his first ever publication was and h...

Welcome to the next episode in our ABCD Inspire Podcast Series where our host Dr Petra Hanson is joined by Dr Prashanth (Prash) Vas.Dr Vas is a Consultant Diabetologist and Diabetic Foot Physician at King’s College Hospital and is in involved in a plethora of research interests that you will hear about during this episode.You will also find out what it was that intrigued him and made him think that research would be a really beneficial addition to his clinical future, and what advice he has f...

For our fourth ABCD Inspire Podcast episode, our host Dr Petra Hanson is joined by Professor Mark Evans. Mark is a Consultant Physician working in diabetes and general medicine in Cambridge University Hospitals (Addenbrookes) and a Clinical Scientist based in the University of Cambridge’s Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science.During their conversation Petra asks Mark what his journey into diabetes and research looked like, Mark shares his fascinating current research into insulin induce...

We have a special format for our third ABCD Inspire Podcast - our host Dr Petra Hanson is joined by a co-host, Dr Emily Harrison. Emily is a Specialist Registrar training in Diabetes and Endocrinology in the Wessex deanery and currently working at University Hospital Southampton, and is considering expanding these skills by undertaking research as part of her medical training. To help Emily and all our listeners with their research considerations, the guest for this episode is Dr Hermion...

In our second ABCD Inspire Podcast, our host, Dr Petra Hanson, is joined by Professor Parth Narendran, who leads the Diabetes Research Unit and the Type 1 Diabetes clinical service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.Parth shares with us his updates on autoimmunity in diabetes, his current research projects, and when asked by Petra why he chose to get into research, Parth says "research for me has been a really exciting part of my life and has given me opportunities I wouldn't have ha...

In our first ever ABCD Inspire Podcast, our host, Dr Petra Hanson, is joined by Dr Emma Wilmot, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, Consultant Diabetologist in Derby, and founder of the Diabetes Technology Network UK (DTN-UK).Emma shares how her own personal circumstances and experiences inspired her journey into diabetes, how that journey has progressed throughout her career and parenthood, the challenges that she has had to overcome trying to create a balanced lifestyle, an...