Get involved in diabetes research Your experience and perspective matters Join our diabetes research community and participate in research, act as a research advisory member, or contribute as a lived experience representative. We connect people living with diabetes, those at risk, carers and family members with meaningful research opportunities. Your voice helps to shape studies, make research more relevant and improve real-world outcomes. Be a catalyst for research with real-world application and impact.” How your involvement impacts diabetes research Your lived experience helps clarify unmet needs and contributes to practical solutions. Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) integrates the meaningful inclusion of people with lived experience into every stage of diabetes research. It’s a valuable addition to our partnerships with associated research organisations and researcher support. Your contribution can help achieve our shared goal to eliminate the impact of diabetes. When people with diabetes and their support networks share their perspectives, research becomes more relevant, easier to apply in everyday life, and more likely to deliver outcomes that matter. Community involvement helps ensure research is: Relevant Researchers can be guided to ask the most relevant and impactful questions, ensuring studies address real-world needs . Practical Researchers will have the best understanding of the required practical outcomes that benefit end users. Transparent The community will better understand how public and donor funds are being used responsibly . Reachable Research findings can be optimised to reach the people who need them most . Impactful More community members will understand and appreciate the value of research in enhancing their lives. Community roles and opportunities Your voice and experience are essential to advancing diabetes research. By participating, you help ensure outcomes are impactful and aligned with the needs of the diabetes community. Participate in research studies Your contribution can help drive progress in diabetes research. Take part in research studies and surveys currently taking place in Australia. Explore current research studies and advisory opportunities Community and consumer involvement resources Share your story through our Spark Change platform and have your say on what affordable access to AID would mean to you and your quality of life. At the heart of our research strategy is our commitment to Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI). This is the meaningful inclusion of people with lived experience in the research process. Learn more about community involvement Current and previously funded research projects Our research is strategically aligned with our goals and shaped by community-informed priorities and involvement. Learn more Our strategy and governance Our research is shaped by lived experience. Collaboration is essential to achieve our vision to reduce the impact of diabetes on people, health systems, and society. Learn more Research priorities Our aim is to empower community-informed research and innovation. Cure diabetes Eliminate complications Prevent diabetes Reduce financial burden Donate to diabetes research Share your story through our Spark Change platform and have your say on what affordable access to AID would mean to you and your quality of life. Connect, collaborate, and drive impact with us. Your support is an essential enabler for critical research and innovations that will help reduce the impact of diabetes. Learn more
