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Contact Details

Phone
+64 4 918 6630
Email
jeremy.krebs@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
MBChB MD
Research summary
Diabetes

Research

Professor Jeremy Krebs is an Endocrinologist and Clinical Leader of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Capital and Coast District Health Board, where he heads the research group. He is also a Professor at the University of Otago, Wellington, and part of the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre.

His MD thesis examined the association between obesity and insulin resistance, immersing him in both large intervention studies and small detailed physiological studies, using multiple techniques to measure body composition, insulin sensitivity, and other physiological parameters.

Jeremy continues to develop research projects in both areas, with a particular focus on the association between obesity and type 2 diabetes, both from an aetiology and management perspective.

View Jeremy's Inaugural Professorial Lecture

Publications

Barthow, C., Stanley, J., Betty, B., Ranchhod, D., Coler, M., Kuiper, N., … McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2026). Health complexity, metabolic health and service use in a high-need primary care population in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1644), 43-63. doi: 10.26635/6965.7540 Journal - Research Article

Tharakan, L., Merry, T., Liu, E., Cooper, S., Hsu, W., Hedges, C., Parry-Strong, A., … Krebs, J., & Braakhuis, A. (2026). A healthy diet intervention alters food preferences and eating behaviours without changing appetite, adipokines or glucose homoeostasis. Journal of Obesity, 2026(1), 8941754. doi: 10.1155/jobe/8941754 Journal - Research Article

Christie, T., Barthow, C., Krebs, J. D., & Hall, R. M. (2026). Navigating diabetes prevention with a healthy lifestyle after gestational diabetes. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 34). Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Barthow, C., Kuiper, N., Betty, B., Stanley, J., Ranchhod, D., Miller, E., … McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2026). Metabolic complexity and health service use among adults with prediabetes and diabetes in a high-need primary care population: A cross-sectional study. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 16). Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Daley, K., Krebs, J. D., Barthow, C., Dutton, L., & Parry-Strong, A. (2026). An evaluation of the “Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey” self-management programme in people with type 2 diabetes. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 15). Retrieved from https://www.nzssd.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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