Professor Kamlesh Khunti: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Director of the NIHR ARC East Midlands and the Real-World Evidence Unit, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester
- Quoted on
- Heart disease & stroke, Diabetes
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“We at the University of Leicester are excited to collaborate with CCDC on CARDIO-India, which will focus on the care of older adults with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors across India. As a country with a predominantly young population today, India must begin preparing its health systems for the needs of an ageing population. CARDIO-India is our effort to support that transition by strengthening ambulatory care.”
What Professor Kamlesh Khunti has said
“Our findings reveal a striking age-related difference in how prediabetes progresses. Older adults diagnosed with prediabetes face a higher risk of death or of developing type 2 diabetes or cancer, while younger individuals have a greater chance of remaining in a stable prediabetes state.”
Director of the NIHR ARC East Midlands and the Real-World Evidence Unit, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester · Diabetes · 30 Sept 2026 · Age at diagnosis of prediabetes offers key indicator of risk for type 2 diabetes and cancer ↗
“Kamlesh Khunti, University of Leicester, UK, and I decided early on that we wanted to do things differently.”
University of Leicester, UK · Diabetes · 29 Sept 2026 · Diabetes Prevention, Personalisation, and Progress: Interview with Dame Melanie Davies ↗
“These findings highlight an urgent need for integrated, patient-centred care and strategies to overcome therapeutic inertia, where current treatments continue despite the need for change.”
Director of the NIHR ARC East Midlands and the Real World Evidence Unit and Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester · Diabetes · 10 Sept 2026 · Global study reveals major gaps in diabetes care targets ↗
“Our findings reveal a striking age-related difference in how prediabetes progresses. Older adults diagnosed with prediabetes face a higher risk of death or of developing type 2 diabetes or cancer, while younger individuals have a greater chance of remaining in a stable prediabetes state.”
Director of the NIHR ARC East Midlands and the Real World Evidence Unit, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester · Diabetes · 10 Sept 2026 · Age at prediabetes diagnosis a key factor for risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer, study indicates ↗
Where Professor Kamlesh Khunti has been quoted
- University of Leicester rolls out £5m programme to combat cardiovascular burden among older adults in Indiale.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Age at diagnosis of prediabetes offers key indicator of risk for type 2 diabetes and cancerdrwf.org.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Diabetes Prevention, Personalisation, and Progress: Interview with Dame Melanie Daviesemjreviews.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Global study reveals major gaps in diabetes care targetsdiabetestimes.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Age at prediabetes diagnosis a key factor for risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer, study indicatesdiabetestimes.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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