Melissa P Ford

*Melissa P Ford*

Since spring of 2001, Melissa has been a frequent correspondent on the insulin-pumpers.org.uk e-mail discussion list. Having been born and raised in the US, she moved to Oxford for graduate study in autumn of 2001. There, she founded the Oxford University Student Union Diabetes Network and, with the help of John Davis at INPUT, brought the Oxford City Primary Care Trust into compliance with the NICE guidance on insulin pump therapy (no. 57). She now lives somewhere between the US and the UK. An insulin pumper since 1996, her recent activities in consulting for the diabetes care industry, public speaking, outreach and medical writing have prompted friends to describe her as a 'professional diabetic'. Her hobbies include wine tasting, running, reading fashion magazines and The Economist weekly, and staying up until all hours at the Oxford Union.

Pages on this website she has written, edited or contributed to

Hypo review - Melissa P Ford considers a review of hypos by Stephanie Amiel and David Kerr
What insulin can I put in my pump? - Melissa P Ford looks at the different types of insulin you can put in a pump
Other drugs - Melissa P Ford looks at other drugs that may be used in the treatment of diabetes
Obesity - Melissa P Ford looks at obesity in relation to diabetes

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You can email Melissa Ford at mford@hotmail.com

Created: August 2004; Last updated: Wednesday 19 July 2006