Arjun Panesar

Arjun Singh Panesar (born 1984) is an English computer programmer, entrepreneur, author and founder of Diabetes Digital Media.
Early life
Panesar attended Imperial College London from 2002 to 2006, studying for a Master of Engineering in Computing and Artificial Intelligence, graduating with first-class honours.
Career
Panesar founded Diabetes.co.uk whilst at university after his grandfather was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was unable to find information on how to control his condition. The website is the world’s largest diabetes support community by membership.
After the launch of the Low Carb Program in 2015, Panesar was recognised by the National Business Awards in 2016, winning the inaugural Positive Social Impact of The Year award and was selected as a The Sunday Times Maserati Top 100 Disruptor for disrupting healthcare. In 2018, Panesar led Diabetes Digital Media to the award for Innovation at the UK Business Awards, UK Content Awards for Best Technology Platform and Diabetes Professional Care Award for Most Influential Technology Company of the Year.
In 2019, Panesar won the award for Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year at the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards and the Investor Allstars Tech4Good Award.
Panesar's company Diabetes Digital Media was selected as part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator in March 2019 and DigitalHealth.London Accelerator in September 2019. Panesar and Charlotte Summers (COO of DDM) had significant problems in getting their app approved by the UK National Health Service (NHS). Although it has been approved for the Accelerator, it was still not prescribed by any of the 190 NHS clinical commissioning groups as of December 2018.
Forbes wrote of the Low Carb Program:
After undergoing rigorous testing, the programme was accepted onto the NHS Apps Library last month. Meanwhile, a new partnership with Ascensia Diabetes Care will facilitate uptake among GPs, potentially offering thousands of patients access to the technology on the NHS.

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