Ambassadors
You too can be an ambassador for Diabetes NSW & ACT
Our Ambassador Program currently has members of all ages and at all stages of their diabetes journey, each of whom has an inspiring story to share. We hope they provide support and encouragement and help to show how you can manage the challenges of diabetes to live well.
If you are interested in becoming an ambassador for Diabetes NSW & ACT, please contact the Helpline on 1300 342 238 to find out more.
Tim Flakelar
Type 1I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 17 and at boarding school. I had no choice but to just get on with life, but I didn’t like
Victor Strukovski
Type 1I was born in a Prisoner Of War/refugee camp in Germany at the close of WW2 and have lived with diabetes since I was two years old.
Warren Bingham
Type 2When visiting my GP for a sore knee from a soccer injury, he asked when was the last time we checked my bloods?
Will Sheehy
Type 1Ever since my diagnosis I have felt strongly about diabetes being a lifestyle rather than a disease. As time has
Yvonne Appleby
Type 2I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, after being ill for years, in February 2011 aged 46. At the time, without changing my diet or lifestyle at all,
