Wilma Jean Leslie

Type 2 diabetes, generally perceived as progressive and incurable, now affects 5-10% of the population, about 3.2 million people in the UK.1 Until complications develop, most patients are managed entirely within primary care, with diabetes comprising a major part of general practice activity.

She was born 25 July 1938 in Elm Grove, Ohio, the daughter of the late Rodney Lector Smith and Leetha Adel (Beekman) Smith. On 6 February 1954, Wilma was united in marriage to Grover Arnold Leslie who preceded her in death on 6 November 2000.