Acknowledgements

We would like to say thank you to all our participants who generously provided their time and experience to make this website possible. In addition, we would like to acknowledge the following people and organisations for their support with recruitment; Emily Burns and Lucy Trelfa, Diabetes UK; Dr Ross Shearer NHS Glasgow and Clyde Management Service and Katherine Grady, Research for the Future NHS National Institute for Health Research, Manchester.

Advisory Panel Members:

Paul Aveyard, Professor of Behavioural Medicine, Oxford University

Carole Bennett, Patient representative

Sharon Dixon, GP, and NIHR In-Practice Fellow, Oxford University

Scott Fernquest, Clinical research fellow NDORMS

Kate Hunt, Professor of Behavioural Sciences and Health, Stirling University

Debra Jackson, Professor of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Research, Oxford Brookes University

Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health, Oxford University

Anna Morris, Assistant Director of Research Strategy and Partnership, Diabetes UK

Antony Palmer, Orthopaedic surgeon and NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer

Julian Treadwell, GP and NIHR In-Practice Fellow

From Health Experiences Research Group:

Sue Ziebland (Director of HERG),

Maria Salinas (Qualitative Researcher)

Abigail McNiven (Qualitative Researcher,‘buddy’)

Vanessa Eade (Project Administrator)

Jade Howard (Research assistant – Ann McPherson Fellow)