Dan Howarth is the Head of Care for Diabetes UK. He has been a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) for 12 years and has been based in the UK, New Zealand and Belgium. He is a registered nurse in the UK and New Zealand. Dan completed his Cert in diabetes care at the University of Warwick at the start of his DSN career, and has since completed post grad diploma courses at the University of Auckland. He is currently in the process of completing an MSc in Diabetes Care at the University of Salford, Manchester. Dan has worked within most areas of diabetes management, including community and inpatient care in the UK. He has also worked for the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). During his time at IDF in Brussels, Dan managed various global education projects which included regular training provided to health professionals across the world.