Gary Kilov is a founding member of the RACGP (Royal Australian College of GPs) Diabetes Specific Interest Group and a co-founder of the Primary Care Diabetes Society of Australia and past Editor in Chief of the Society’s journal, Diabetes & Primary Care Australia. He is a contributor to the current RACGP diabetes handbook (2016-2024) and a member of several National Diabetes Supply Scheme Expert Reference Groups. Associate Professor Kilov has established a multidisciplinary, diabetes-focused general practice in Launceston, Tasmania. He shares his time between Launceston treating the full spectrum of patients with diabetes and obesity-related conditions and providing peer-to-peer and medical undergraduate education on diabetes and related conditions. He has presented papers and conducted numerous educational sessions at national and international seminars and conferences, and he has been published in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to diabetes, obesity, and respiratory medicine. A/Prof Kilov brings a personal perspective to his work, having lived with type one diabetes and lifelong coeliac disease.