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Bernadette has had type 1 diabetes for 25 years and was diagnosed with Diabetic Macular Odema in 2011. Since losing her job as a teacher due to sight loss she now gives HCPs and students the opportunity to understand what living with diabetes and a visual impairment is like. These organisations have included University’s, hospitals, CCGs, charities, and many pharma companies. More recently Bernadette alongside the Macular Society set up a DMO support group which supports both patients and carers. She uses much technology to help her manage her diabetes and has seen the real advantage that this brings.