University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW Dr. Christine Sullivan worked in diabetes education and management for nearly twenty five years. For sixteen years she was the Diabetes CNC at the Diabetes Service in Nepean Hospital Penrith NSW. Her commitment to providing the best possible care for people with diabetes, which is evidenced based, saw her completing her PhD which involved evaluating education programs for people with type 2 diabetes. She also was the clinical trials manager at the Nepean Diabetes Service for seven years. Currently she lectures part time at the school of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Western Sydney.