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John Walsh is a physician assistant and diabetes clinical specialist who has provided clinical care for patients with diabetes for more than 30 years, and has started and provided follow-up care for thousands of people on pumps.

He is co-author of the books Pumping Insulin, Using Insulin, STOP the Rollercoaster, and The Pocket Pancreas. He is also president of the Diabetes Mall and webmaster for diabetesnet.com and opensourcediabetes.org.

Mr. Walsh is a consultant and advisory board member for pharmaceutical and device corporations and a frequent speaker on diabetes and insulin pump therapies, bolus calculators, infusion set design, glucose management, and the future of smart pumps, meters and continuous monitors.

His recent research, published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, explores the dosing and behaviors that lead to successful pump use based on over a 1,000 anonymous pump downloads. Mr. Walsh has worn nearly every insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor available over the last 28 years, and is a sub-investigator on numerous research studies on diabetes drugs and devices.