Marilyn McInnes is a clinical nurse specialist in Diabetes. She worked in diabetes care at Hamilton Health sciences for 20 years. During this time, she designed and taught a course on diabetes care for nurses at Mohawk college. She wrote a hand book for health professionals to use when teaching patients about diabetes. She designed a tool to help doctors to adjust insulin. She has taught nurses, physicians and other health care team members about diabetes. She became a member of the editorial board of the Diabetes Communicator. She has written many articles, on diabetes care. She has presented at international conferences about diabetes. She has touched the lives of thousands of patients with diabetes. Marilyn retired from Hamilton Health Sciences last year however she continues to work with a family physician in Hamilton to provide a diabetes clinic on a monthly basis. She also continues to present current research about diabetes at conferences and speaking engagements. She is a true Diabetes Champion.