Dr Val Wilson has a PhD in Diabetes Health Education and is an award-winning diabetes writer and researcher who has published widely across healthcare journals for over 25 years. Her previous books include How To Live Well With Diabetes, which was nominated for the 2020/21 British Medical Association book awards, and Psychology in Diabetes Care and Practice, which won the 2023 British Psychological Society best text book award. Dr Wilson has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 40 years.