A/Prof Whyte trained in medicine at King’s College Hospital, qualifying in 1998. During his postgraduate medical training he undertook a PhD at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital (University of London) examining the metabolic effects of insulin in critical illness. He then completed his specialist training (CCT) in Diabetes & Endocrinology and General Medicine in 2010. Martin combines his NHS Consultant work with that of Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine at The University of Surrey.