Dan Howarth is the Head of Care for Diabetes UK. He has been a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) since 2005 and has been based in the UK, New Zealand and Belgium. He is a registered nurse in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Dan’s sub specialty is insulin therapy, young adults, and inpatient/emergency management. Dan completed his Cert in diabetes care at the University of Warwick at the start of his DSN career, and has since completed post grad advanced practice at the University of Auckland. He later completed an MSc in Diabetes Care at the University of Salford, Manchester.
Dan has worked with in most areas of diabetes management, including community and inpatient care in the UK. He moved to New Zealand to set up a young adult clinic and co-lead on the regional DAFNE group. After three years growing and evolving the MDT young adult service Dan returned to Europe and worked for the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). During his time at IDF in Brussels, Dan managed various global education projects which included regular training provided to health professionals across the world. Dan has been at Diabetes UK since April 2016, prior to that, he returned to the South Pacific and was clinical lead for inpatients at Waitemata DHB, Auckland, NZ. Dan thrives on the educating people about diabetes, so much so he continues this work in his own time and often volunteers with international charities in Palestine, India, South East Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Dan is a passionate rugby fan. He has played for various different clubs and is currently the club captain of his team in London.
