Edelle Irwin is the Community Content and Information Lead with JDRF helping to provide support, information and resources to the type one community. She is based in Derry, Northern Ireland and has been part of the community/voluntary sector for over 10 years, working with young people with disabilities/health conditions and their families.  

Edelle has been part of the Community Engagement Team at JDRF for over 2 years, previously establishing P.O.C.A (Parents of Children with Autism) support group in 2013, as well as the first youth club in Northern Ireland for young people with autism and their families. She also founded The T1 Club Children’s Diabetes Group in 2019, providing peer support for young people with type one diabetes and their families. 

Mother of 3 boys (including one young adult with type one diabetes and 2 boys with autism) Edelle is a passionate representative of people living with type 1 diabetes and other health conditions.