Meet the Committee
Wendy Frost – Chair
Wendy is a Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian and Lead Dietitian for the Wessex Paediatric Diabetes Network. Wendy is a triathlon group coach and keen triathlete.
She also jointly leads The Enhance-d Club, a dedicated sports team for people living with type 1 diabetes.
Wendy successfully completed her postgraduate certificate in Sports and Exercise Nutrition at Leeds Beckett University.
Wendy lives with type 1 diabetes herself and is passionate about encouraging those with diabetes to enjoy being active and achieving their full potential alongside their condition.
Nusrat Kausar - Vice-Chair
Nusrat is Clinical Director of Primary Care Dietitians, overseeing dietetic services across multiple primary care networks in England.
She also works part-time as a Primary Care Dietitian, specialising in diabetes care and education.
In addition to her clinical role, she serves on the Diabetes UK Professional Conference Organising Committee.
She is passionate about improving diabetes outcomes and championing the role of dietitians.
Elsie Friel – Social Media Officer
Elsie is an Adult Diabetes Dietitian working in Norfolk.
She has a specialist interest in diabetes, sports nutrition, maternal nutrition, women's health and research.
Elsie has completed a MSc in clinical research.
In her free time Elsie enjoys the outdoors, music festivals and photography.
Alexis Prince – Secretary
Alexis works as a Senior Specialist Diabetes Dietitian at Guy’s and St Thomas’, with her role split between Type 1 diabetes tech clinics and DAFNE structured education, inpatient diabetes, obesity management and lifestyle intervention services and group programmes for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
She has an MSc in Clinical Research and previously sat as a member of the BDA London Branch committee before joining this committee as Secretary.
She has a keen interest in diabetes tech, self-management education, exercise nutrition and promoting physical activity.
She is a keen runner and enjoys cycling and open water swimming.
She is focused on supporting and empowering people living with diabetes to feel confident in engaging in sports and activities they enjoy, as well as also supporting healthcare colleagues to also feel confident educating and advising their patients in this area and ensuring they have the skills, knowledge and resources to do so.
Madeline Little – Resources Officer
Madeline is a Specialist Diabetes Dietitian working in the NI Regional Insulin Pump Service. Her main role involves supporting people on their new or continued insulin pump journey.
Outside of work she enjoys gaelic football, running, cycling, hiking, and crossfit.
She recognises not all diabetes centres have the resources to support patients in their sports and exercise journeys and wants to improve this.
She hopes to help people living with type 1 diabetes feel empowered to exercise, whatever their ability.
Penny Britt – Member
Penny is a Diabetes Dietitian specialist in Insulin pumps.
She has a PgCert in Exercise and Nutrition. She has previously run 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.
Joy Murphy – Student Member
Joy is a second-year student in Dietetics studying at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
She has a particular interest in type 1 diabetes, which she hopes to specialise in later in her career!
She is also extremely interested in supporting athletes within this specialism.