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Dr. Jacqui Charlton is a Lecturer in Diabetes Nursing at the School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University. With over 40 years of personal experience living with Type 1 diabetes since 1980, her work focuses on patient-centered diabetes care, self-management strategies, and clinical education. She has collaborated extensively with NHS Lothian and the Digital Health Institute on translational research projects.
- Research Themes: Exercise physiology, alcohol consumption risks, self-care algorithms, technology in diabetes management
- Supervised Students: Siobhan Laing (2021 MRes thesis on exercise and sleep in Type 1 diabetes)
Her 15 most recent publications span clinical nursing education, exercise science, and digital health innovations. Key trends include: (1) Exploring alcohol’s biochemical impacts (2020 review), (2) Validating self-management algorithms (2013-2015 studies), (3) Investigating real-world applicability of lab-based exercise research (2014-2015), and (4) Integrating robotics and digital tools in diabetes care (2016, 2024 protocol).
She leads projects like D:UDES experience labs (2016-2017, £771 funding) and Precursor work for DUDEs (2016-2017, £12,328). Her personal experience with diabetes since adolescence informs her narrative-driven clinical research, including the 2023 article Diabetes: My Life and Nursing documenting treatment evolution from glass syringes to hybrid closed-loop systems.
