I trained as a nurse in the early 1990s, though my working life went on to be based mainly in non-clinical healthcare and administrative roles rather than clinical nursing practice.

After a long gap, I returned to study and completed a Certificate in Diabetes Care for Nurses. Today, I bring together that nursing foundation, further diabetes study, careful research and the everyday reality of living with diabetes.

Through Diabetic Marie, I aim to make reliable diabetes information easier to understand and more practical to use. My Christian eBooks and logbooks are designed to bridge the space between information given in the clinic and the realities of living with diabetes at home.

I want to walk alongside you in the way I would want someone to walk alongside me: with kindness, useful guidance and no judgment.