On the 17th of April 2023, Natalie Balmain joined the #diabeteschat as our guest speaker. Introduction: Natalie is a lady of many talents. She describes herself as a broadcaster, designer & Campaigner. She founded her company Type 1 Clothing back in 2017 based on a novel idea of being able to inject or access [...]
Sam Brand is a British professional cyclist from the Isle of Man who was diagnosed with type 1 at 10 yrs old. Growing up Sam played many sports & competed in thriathlon, qualifying to race in the ITU World Championships. Sam was spotted by Team Novo Nordisk, a team whose athletes all live with [...]
Paul O'Neill is a former British Touring car Championship driver, and now is an ITV sports pundit. Paul found his passion for motor sports from a very young age and had an impressive 15-year career in the hot seat and achieved notable successes along the way including his famous first BTCC (British Touring Car [...]
Jack is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bolton Wanderers, after joining them in the summer of 2022. Jack was born in Scotland, before moving to New Zealand and then over to Australia. Jack has played for 2 local teams in Australia; before moving back to his hometown [...]
Salih Hendricks is 56 years old from Cape Town South Africa and has been a diabetes advocate for over 30 incredible years; diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 40 years ago. Salih had his leg Amputation 2 years ago - 19 October 2020. Salih is a motivational speaker not only for his community; but for [...]
Professor May Ng is an Honorary Professor and Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist. Professor May completed her undergraduate degree MBBS (Hons) under full scholarship in Sydney, Australia and was the recipient of the UK Medical Research Council Fellowship. She further obtained a Masters and PhD degree in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes in the UK. She also [...]
Jamie Lowe is an all-rounder Broadcaster, Podcaster, Vlogger, Presenter, Producer, Journalist and currently works at the BBC. His Podcast is called 'Jamie And The Broken Pancreas'. Jamie has Type 1 Diabetes and was diagnosed in 2015 aged 21 after graduating from university. Jamie is a super advocate for diabetes and raises lots of awareness [...]
In this very special podcast we chat to 10 amazing parents and carers about how they support their loved ones with diabetes and themselves. In Part 2 we talk about: - Mental Health - What real life support and peer support have you around you? - What would you say to new carers/parents - [...]
Jaimie Boisvenue is an epidemiologist specializing in chronic disease and health services research. In 2009 he completed a biological sciences diploma followed shortly by a Bachelors degree in Technology and Health Management at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. In 2019 he completed his Masters degree in Epidemiology and Public Health with a focus [...]
