Shona currently works as a part time Diabetes Specialist Nurse for NHS Fife as well as working as Diabetes Education Coordinator for My Diabetes My Way. Shona has worked in the diabetes field since 1999, mainly working in research into new drugs and has worked on the clinical trials for all the diabetes drugs now in common use. She has also written a regular column for the Journal of Diabetes Nursing for several years. Away from work, Shona enjoys walking her dog, Charlie, and riding her 2 horses.
Amy Jolley BSc MSc RD.
Amy is a diabetes specialist dietitian. Lead for the young adult and transition service and is a specialist in technology and diabetes management. Amy is EXTOD trained and supports a number of athletes with Type 1 diabetes. Salford Care Organisation will be accredited to deliver the patient EXTOD course from 2025 which is an exciting extension to the portfolio of services people with Type 1 diabetes can access with their care in Salford.
Rob Andrews is an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter, an Honorary Consultant Physician at Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton. He is one of the co-founders of EXTOD, a group that aims to provide evidence-based support for people with type 1 diabetes to undertake safe and effective exercise, and to enjoy its associated health benefits.
At the University he leads a group that researches how to encourage and support patients with diabetes to exercise. At Musgrove park hospital he runs specialist adult, adolescent and paediatric sports clinics to give advice to sports men, women and children who have Type 1 diabetes.
Hi! My name is Martin Draper. I am now 66 years old, and marathon running is my hobby. I became T1D about 20 years ago, and at that point I had only run 2 or 3 marathons.
I like setting myself challenges and over the last few years, I have joined the 100 marathon club of Great Britain, done several multi-day events, and gained entry to the world mega Marathon listing, which requires a lifetime total of 300 marathons for inclusion.
I’m currently working towards the 100 Marathon club’s triple crown (100 each of road marathons, trail marathons and ultras), and I’m targeting reaching a lifetime total of 500 marathons and ultras by the end of 2025.
I’m not a quick runner, but I’ve learned a lot about T1 and distance running over the years, and would be happy to help anyone feeling the need for a little encouragement in their running journey.
Kerrie is a registered Paediatric Nurse and specialised in Paediatric diabetes for 10 years in Birmingham. She moved to the medical industry and has been working for Dexcom as a patient care specialist for the last 2 years. Outside of work, she is a mother of 2 young children. She likes to read and go to the gym in her spare time.
Dr Partridge is a Consultant in Diabetes at University Hospitals Dorset and visiting fellow at Bournemouth University. She is the clinical lead for the diabetes Insulin pump service and the COmpASSION project providing care for people living with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder. Dr Partridge is also lead for the award winning Bertieonline providing a free digital platform offering structured education to people with type 1 diabetes .
Her specialist interests are in the psychology of living with type 1 diabetes and technology for diabetes having undertaken a fellowship in advanced diabetes technologies at University of Toronto.
Kym is a registered Nurse, having completed her training in Brighton. Since then she has worked in Cardiology, General medicine and Diabetes. Kym specialised in diabetes over 20 years ago and was the Lead Diabetes Specialist nurse at Queens Hospital in Burton for 10 of those years, before leaving to work in the Medical device industry. Having worked initially with a pump company for 6 years she has now been working for Dexcom as the Patient Care Supervisor for the last 4 years. Outside of work Kym is married, a mum to three teenagers and a dog. She enjoys walking, going to the gym and going away in her Motorhome!
Dr Iain Cranston is a diabetes physician based in Portsmouth, UK. He has specialty responsibility for the delivery of technology-driven services (CSII / CGM etc.) to approximately 1% of the UK population. Alongside this, he is the lead diabetes clinician for the Wessex renal and transplant centre, managing individuals with specific and high glycaemic risks.
He has a background in clinical research, obtained during his time at Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ Hospitals, into impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia in insulin-treated diabetes and the cerebral and endocrine mechanisms underlying the syndrome. For the last 20 years, Dr Cranston has been in practice with the goal of translating the lessons learnt from research into routine clinical care consultations. This has resulted in a focus on effective glucose monitoring strategies to underpin clinical decision-making and the development of data analytical processes to guide clinical consultations towards more effective therapeutic interventions in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. He has published widely on this topic area (over 60 Peer-reviewed publications) and has been an invited speaker at Diabetes UK, EASD and many National meetings around the world
For the last 4 years, Dr Cranston has been a co-director in a collaborative educational project with Professor Roger Mazze (International Diabetes Center [IDC] Minnesota), at the AGP Clinical Academy, which has the central goal of educating healthcare professionals in the effective clinical interpretation of the ambulatory glucose profile derived from continuous glucose monitoring technologies.
Nicola Taylor is the Professional Education Specialist for Dexcom UK & Ireland.
As a Professional Education Specialist for Dexcom her role is to support Health Care Professionals with their knowledge and skills in using real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring (rt-CGM) including how this works in Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) systems. Her previous clinical work as a Diabetes Specialist Dietitian in the NHS focused on supporting people with diabetes with the self-management skills needed to improve diabetes control and quality of life, in particular through the use of CGM, insulin pump therapy and HCL systems. She is passionate about increasing the awareness, access to and use of technology in diabetes care.
Tracey Flax is a Learning Technologist with MyWay Digital Health. Her primary dedication lies in advancing structured education and resources for individuals living with diabetes. With a profound passion for the intersection of healthcare, technology, and social equality, Tracey is committed to making a meaningful impact in these domains.
Salma is a Consultant Dietitian working in the field of community health and wellbeing for over 20 years. Salma is interested in delivering diabetes care through digital platforms and is currently supporting the Northwest London Diabetes Transformation programme. She is also the co-author of the Carbs and Cals World Food Book. The first visual carbohydrate awareness resource for ethnic minority communities.
Scott Mackenzie is an academic foundation doctor in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has worked with MyWay Digital Health for a number of years to develop educational resources for people with diabetes and is passionate about improving the quality and accessible of diabetes patient education.
Alex has been Clinical Lead in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 2007; driving a process of modernisation from delivering general diabetes care to delivering high quality specialist care.
He is a core member of the diverse stakeholder team who designed and implemented an integrated Diabetes Service for Somerset. Alex is also a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion which is a development programme that drives improvement in diabetes care. Finally, he is Clinical Director for Integrated care; acting as an interface between the hospital and primary care during the South Somerset Vanguard programme – an ambitious project to re-design healthcare delivery.
Debbie is CEO and clinical lead at MWDH. She is a qualified consultant diabetologist and senior academic (University of Edinburgh – MBChB (Hons), BSc, PhD, Clin Ed Dip), a 2017–18 NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow and one of nine 2019 UK Women in Innovation award winners.
Debbie is a national leader in diabetes artificial intelligence and an international leader in diabetes education. Previously, she was a health columnist for a national UK newspaper and TV doctor/presenter for STV. She has trained in business development through the Boston MIT Entrepreneurship programme, the Unlocking Ambition and Converge Challenge initiatives, and the University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator and has delivered more than £5m in innovation funding. Debbie has led MWDH since 2017, delivering a high-growth globally operating company with a best-in-class diabetes platform.
Kirsten Cumming is the Clinical Education Lead with MyWay Digital Health.
Kirsten studied Food Nutrition and Health at Abertay University. Her work with MyWay focuses on developing structured education and resources for people with diabetes. Her sister was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was 11 years old and after developing a number of complications, had a pancreas and kidney transplant 4 years ago.
Alison Campbell is the Learning Resource Administrator with MyWay Digital Health.
Alison supports the development of our eLearning courses, graphics and educational resources on our public access websites.
