Ms Shepherd, from Exeter, set up a national network of diabetes nurses in 2022 to help raise awareness of the condition and prevent misdiagnosis, which can often lead to unnecessary insulin injections.
Margaret Shepherd is donating some of the money to countries that 'cannot afford genetic testing for diabetes'A nurse from Exeter has won a $250,000 global award for her work on improving diabetes care in the UK.
She set up a national network of diabetes nurses in 2022 to help raise awareness of the condition and prevent misdiagnosis, which can often lead to unnecessary insulin injections. Accepting the award at a glitzy ceremony in London's Queen Elizabeth II Centre, she said:"I am shaking. I'm truly honoured."Little did I know that my career would continue in this field... I was the first diabetes specialist nurse looking at rare genetic forms of diabetes to ensure the correct diagnosis.
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