Meet the Committee
Chair | Nusrat Kausar, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian
Nusrat is a specialist diabetes dietitian working as a Diabetes Dietitian in a Primary Care Network (PCN) role, working towards becoming a First Contact Dietitian (FCD). She focuses diabetes remission parthicularly through low and very low-carb diet, as well as improving diabetes management in patients with diabetes.
She is also a freelance dietitian, chair of the BDA Yorkshire Branch, volunteers with DUK, and is part of the Twitter group Diabetes 101.
She has been working as a dietitian for over a decade and has a PG Cert in sport and exercise nutrition.
She is keen to improve the education of dietitians and other healthcare professionals in relation to diabetes, sport and exercise.
Twitter / Instagram: @NusratkRD / NusratkRD
Secretary | Molly MacCormack, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Molly is a diabetes specialist dietitian working in West Yorkshire across primary and secondary care. She works with both T1DM and T2DM.
Molly wants to encourage people living with diabetes to engage more with physical activity and to ensure that health care professionals feel better equipped to provide tailored advice to support this
She hopes that this platform will create a great opportunity for like-minded healthcare professionals to collaborate and improve sports and exercise advice in relation to diabetes.
Twitter / Instagram: @molly_dietitian / @mollydietitian
Treasurer | Madeline Little, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Madeline is a specialist diabetes dietitian working in secondary care supporting Type 1, Type 2, Young Persons, Pump and lipid clinics.
She has over five years of experience and worked as a specialist cystic fibrosis dietitian before falling in love with her diabetes role and becoming a structured diabetes educator.
Madeline is currently studying a PG Certificate in Sports and Exercise Nutrition. Outside of work she enjoys sports and exercise herself and completed multiple Marathons, Vice Captains her GAA football team, and enjoys cycling, hiking, and CrossFit.
She recognizes not all diabetes centres have the resources to support patients in their sports and exercise journeys.
She is passionate to improve this via the BDA Subgroup. She hopes to empower HCPs to support their patients and unlock their full exercise potential.
Webpage Editor | Abigail Blockley, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Abby is a diabetes specialist dietitian who works in primary and secondary care, providing dietetic education for individuals living with diabetes.
Abby is currently studying a PG Certificate in Sports and Exercise Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University. She has previously volunteered as the Social Media Officer for the North West North Wales BDA branch.
Abby is excited to be part of the BDA Subgroup in Diabetes and Exercise, to provide healthcare professionals with a platform to communicate and participate in learning activities to improve their knowledge in this area. As ultimately, this will have a positive impact on the quality of care provided for those individuals living with diabetes.
In her spare time, Abby enjoys exercising, cooking, baking, and finishing off the renovation work at her cottage.
Twitter: @AbbyBlockley
Ordinary Committee Member | Lindsay Cary, Advanced Dietitian and Clinical Lead for Weight Management & Diabetes.
Linday has made the career change from personal training to Dietetics after completing her Dietetics BSc at Uni of Herts.
After working in both Leicestershire and Sandwell & West Birmingham Trusts and getting the chance to specialise in both HIV and Respiratory, in 2012, she acquired her dream role in community weight management within Staffordshire. She currently sits as an Advanced Dietitian and Clinical Lead for Weight Management & Diabetes within a Community Specialist Adult Dietetic Service in Staffordshire.
She has taken a particular interest in Type 1 Diabetes with exercise and also with insulin pumps.
Completing two post grads in Health Care Leadership and Sports & Exercise Nutrition has helped to build on applied knowledge in these areas. She is now embarking on her ACP MSc (including supplementary prescribing) via the University of Birmingham. She hopes to support niche gap specialty developments within her trust, regionally and Nationally.
Twitter: @LCaryRD
Ordinary Committee Member | Penny Britt
Penny is a Diabetes Dietitian specialist in Insulin pumps.
She has a PgCert in Exercise and Nutrition. She has previously ran several diabetes and exercise groups. She loves running and has completed a few marathons and on Ironman distance triathlon. She is excited to be a part of this sub-group. She hopes that by improving access to information it will enable health care professionals to support individuals living with diabetes to take part in any activities they choose.
Ordinary Commitee Member | Alexis Prince, Specialist Diabetes Dietitian
Alexis is a specialist diabetes dietitian split between Type 1 diabetes, inpatient diabetes, obesity research and development of dietary intervention services for adults and young people with type 2 diabetes. She has an MSc in Clinical Research and is a previous member of BDA London Branch committee for 6 years.
She has an interest in diabetes tech, exercise nutrition and promoting physical activity, she is an avid runner and keen to support education and research in diabetes, sports and physical activity.
Twitter: @APrince_RD
Social Media Officer | Ellen Young, Student Dietitian
Ellen is a student dietitian living with Type 1 Diabetes and Coeliac Disease. She is a Dietetic Support Worker in a rehabilitation ward for patients after a period of acute illness. She enjoys going to the gym and hiking when back home in Northern Ireland with family.
She is looking forward to contributing and being part of this sub-group to provide support, knowledge and to participate in future events and activities in the group especially alongside fellow T1D's. In her future practice she aspires to specialise in diabetes.
Twitter: @ellencrazygirl