It was 1998 when I first came across him, one of the few who inspired me to take up diabetes and endocrinology as a profession. I was a clinical attache, not even a bona fide recognised doctor in this country, but he always seemed to find time for me as he did for all juniors within his firm. He took time to explain what the subject was about, took time to share his passion, showed me interesting cases and thus the seeds for choosing this subspecialty were sown. His name was Dr Tony Zalin, and he was Diabetes Consultant based at Wordsley Hospital in Dudley.
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