Register to Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Remission Free Online Course
Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Remission
Explore what type 2 diabetes remission means, what the evidence tells us, and the approaches that may help some people achieve and maintain remission.
Learn online in your own time, then join a live Q&A with diabetes experts.
Course content opens 5 October 2026.
Live expert Q&A: 7 October 2026, 6–7 PM.
Free to access. Registration is required.
“I enjoyed hearing about other people’s experiences with type 2 diabetes. It gave me the confidence to change my lifestyle.”
Course Participant
Individual experiences vary.
What you’ll learn
Explore type 2 diabetes and remission through practical, expert-led learning that you can work through in your own time.
Understand type 2 diabetes
Learn what type 2 diabetes is, how it is treated and what type 2 diabetes remission means.
Explore the evidence behind remission
Discover the DiRECT trial and explore what research has taught us about type 2 diabetes remission.
Explore approaches to weight management
Learn about different approaches covered in the course, including very low-calorie, lower-carbohydrate, intermittent fasting and lower-calorie or lower-fat approaches.
Set yourself up for success
Explore barriers to weight management, setting goals and national programmes that may provide additional support.
Move more
Explore the benefits of physical activity and practical ways to build more movement into everyday life.
Maintaining remission
Explore what achieving and maintaining remission can involve, hear other people’s experiences and find resources for further support.
Remission may not be possible or appropriate for everyone. This course provides general education and does not replace advice from your healthcare team.
What you get when you register
Everything you need to take part in the course and live expert session.
Online course Access the course online over 6 days.
2–3 hours Complete the learning in your own time.
Live expert Q&A Bring your questions to the expert panel.
Expert-led learning Learn from specialists in diabetes and remission research.
Certificate Receive a certificate when you complete the course.
Completely free There is no charge to take part.
Explore the DiRECT trial with Professor Roy Taylor
Professor Roy Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Metabolism at Newcastle University. His research has played an important role in developing our understanding of type 2 diabetes remission.
He co-led the landmark DiRECT trial, which demonstrated that remission can be achieved for some people with type 2 diabetes through a structured weight-management programme.
How it works
Register now and you’ll be ready when the course opens on 5 October 2026.
Register for free
Register to take part and get access to the online course.
Start the course
Work through the course content online at your own pace.
Join the live Q&A
Hear from the expert panel and bring along the questions you’d like to ask.
Your course experts
Learn from diabetes specialists with experience in research, clinical care and diabetes education. They’ll also be joining the live Q&A session.
Professor Roy Taylor
Diabetes Researcher
Dr Debbie Wake
Diabetes Specialist
Dr Alex Bickerton
Diabetes Specialist
Vilasini Bhaskaran
Specialist Dietitian
Professor Roy Taylor
Diabetes Researcher
Professor Roy Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Metabolism at Newcastle University and founded the Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre. His research has played an important role in changing scientific understanding of type 2 diabetes and its potential for remission.
His work investigated how fat in the liver and pancreas relates to type 2 diabetes and helped develop and test the Twin Cycle hypothesis.
Professor Taylor went on to co-lead the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) with Professor Mike Lean at the University of Glasgow. The study demonstrated that remission can be achieved for some people with type 2 diabetes through a structured weight-management programme.
His contribution to diabetes research has been recognised internationally. He delivered Diabetes UK’s Banting Memorial Lecture in 2012, was awarded an MBE for services to diabetes research, and received the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Claude Bernard Lecture award in 2024.
Dr Debbie Wake
Diabetes Specialist
Debbie is CEO and Clinical Lead at MyWay Digital Health. She is a qualified consultant diabetologist and senior academic.
She was a 2017–18 NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow and one of nine 2019 UK Women in Innovation award winners.
Her work spans diabetes education, digital health and the use of artificial intelligence in diabetes care.
Dr Alex Bickerton
Diabetes Specialist
Alex is a Diabetes Consultant and was Clinical Lead in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Yeovil District Hospital for many years.
He was also a core member of the stakeholder team who designed and implemented an integrated Diabetes Service for Somerset.
His specialist interests include technology in diabetes, supporting young people as they transition from children’s to adult services and cardiovascular disease prevention.
Vilasini Bhaskaran
Specialist Dietitian
Vilasini is a Specialist Registered Dietitian with more than 23 years of experience across public health and clinical dietetics.
Her work has included diabetes prevention and education with the World Health Organization, as well as specialist dietetic roles in diabetes, bariatrics and weight management in both the NHS and private sector.
She also works as a First Contact Dietitian supporting people with diabetes and obesity, with a particular interest in education and helping people make informed, practical changes to their health.
Ready to learn more about type 2 diabetes remission?
Register for free and you’ll be ready to start when the course content opens on 5 October 2026.
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