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Recent EASD News
Call for Submissions

Scientific submissions now open

Abstract and Session Proposal submissions for the 62nd EASD Annual Meeting in Milan are now open until 1 April 2026. Submit your diabetes research and help shape our Scientific Programme.

Call for Topic Proposals

Help Shape Future EASD Clinical Practice Guidelines

EASD members are invited to propose topics for consideration in future clinical practice guidelines. Share your expertise and help inform guideline priorities.

Call for Nominations

EASD Prizes 2026

Nominate your favourite candidates for the six prestigious major EASD Prizes 2026 and give valued colleagues the recognition they truly deserve for excellence in diabetes research.

New ECA webinar

Inflammatory biomarkers in precision diabetology

This webinar will highlight current findings on inflammatory biomarkers, their mechanistic links to metabolic dysfunction, and their potential in advancing precision approaches to diabetes prevention and treatment.

Funding European Diabetes Research

Our foundation encourages and supports groundbreaking diabetes research and promotes the next generation of leading scientists

The following grant or fellowship programmes are currently open for applications:

EFSD and Novo Nordisk A/S Programme for Diabetes Research in Europe

Supporting all fields of European diabetes research, including both basic and clinical research.

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EASD Rising Star Symposium and EFSD Rising Star Fellowship Programme

Encouraging young researchers in Europe to develop innovative research activities in the field of diabetes.

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EFSD/Novo Nordisk Foundation Future Leaders Award Programme

Supporting early- to mid-career diabetes researchers to help them transition into independent, tenured academic roles.

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EFSD and Lilly Young Investigator Research Award Programme

Encouraging innovative research in the fields of diabetes and its complications, and promoting excellence in medical education.

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EASD e-learning

New on EASD e-Learning

The emerging field of diabetes identity integration

How might we start incorporating identity work in diabetes care?

Hard on the brain

How does long-term hypoglycaemia impact cognitive health?

Early-onset type 2 diabetes, stigma and CGM

People diagnosed with T2D before age 40 tend to experience faster disease progression. Yet most of what we know is based on older adults.

Reversing insulin resistance with food

What are the effects of a plant-based diet? 

Podcasts

Tune in to Diabetes Insights

SURPASS-CVOT: A comparison of Tirzepatide and Dulaglutide

In this weeks episode, Prof. Tina Vilsbøll and Prof. Hertzel Gerstein discuss the highly anticipated SURPASS CVOT trial, a head-to-head cardiovascular outcomes study comparing tirzepatide 15 mg weekly with dulaglutide 1.5 mg weekly in people with type 2 diabetes.

What are the Hot Topics in Diabetes Research from a Journal's Perspective - Diabetologia

In our first episode of the year, Prof. Hindrik Mulder, Editor-in-Chief of Diabetologia, offers a journal’s-eye view of the most exciting and challenging developments in diabetes research today.

SURPASSing Therapeutic Challenges of Paediatric T2D with Tirzepatide

In this episode, Dr. Tamara Hannon and Prof. Martin unpack the findings of the SURPASS-PEDS trial - the first study to evaluate the dual GIP/GLP-1 RA tirzepatide in adolescents with type 2 diabetes.

The EASD's First Clinical Guideline: Assessment and Management of Diabetes Distress

In this episode, EASD presents its inaugural clinical guideline on diabetes distress. Drawing on two years of multidisciplinary work, the guideline was developed by clinicians, methodologists, psychologists and people with lived experience.

Submit to our Journals

Publish your research in Diabetologia and Metabologia

EASD has two journals, Diabetologia, which publishes articles on all aspects of diabetes, from basic science through translational work to clinical research, and the newly launched Metabologia, an open access journal for research across the fields of diabetes, obesity, metabolism and related disorders. Both offer a platform for original studies, clinical trials, reviews, and interdisciplinary work that inform scientific understanding and clinical practice.

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