Alan Shanley was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2002. He is a retired engineer who lives in a beautiful seaside village in Australia but wanders the world whenever he can. He spends his mornings reading and writing about diabetes and travel and has been active on a number of diabetes forums for several years, including the ADA forum and the dLife forum. He also writes on his blog Type 2 Diabetes - A Personal Journey and his travel blog Born Under a Wandering Star.