Jade Byrne is a professional actor who has toured with Northern Stage Company, Company of Angels and Open Clasp Theatre Company. You’ll also know her from TV roles including those in Casualty, Inspector George Gently, The Dumping Ground and Mount Pleasant. She also has wonky-pancreas. Jade is currently starting a run at the Edinburgh Fringe… Read More »
Tom Craig is a Film Studies Lecturer at Derby University and the writer / producer of upcoming diabetes-inspired horror flick, Argon Green. The second film in the Bitter/Sweet trilogy, the film explores the effects of diabetic retinopathy; a condition Tom was diagnosed with nine years ago. His wife and young son also have Type I… Read More »
Barbara Young, AKA Baroness Young of Old Scone, joined Diabetes UK in November 2010 and brings to the role a wealth of experience, having worked with the Institute of Health Services Management and having been a King’s Fund International Fellow. She is also a Trustee of the Imperial College Healthcare Charity and was instrumental in establishing… Read More »
Theresa Ikegwuonu is a PhD Research Student at the NMAHP Research Unit of the University of Stirling (The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year, don’t you know!) who is currently running a study into people’s experiences of having hypos and the impact hypos have on their everyday life. Theresa contacted your soaraway Shoot Up… Read More »
Brett Ryan Stewart is a gifted young, up and coming American musician who writes and plays some good music described as “indie/pop peppered with a southern influence”. You can listen to his stuff over on his MySpace page here. As well as being irritatingly talented, Brett is also lucky enough to have Type One diabetes… Read More »