University Of Leicester Diabetes Research

EDM number 1106 in 2010-12, proposed by Keith Vaz on 30/11/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Diseases.

That this House congratulates medical scientists led by Professor Andrew Tobin at the University of Leicester on their discovery of a new mechanism for controlling blood sugar levels; notes that the research identifies a way in which our body controls the level of sugar in blood following a meal; further notes that this discovery has important implications for the 2.8 million diabetes sufferers in the UK; and calls on the Government to continue to fund ground-breaking research in Britain's universities and to work with diabetes charities and health professionals to raise awareness and prevent further increases in the number of sufferers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.