Alan W Carter, PharmD, is the Chair of the Kansas Diabetes Action Council. He has over 20 years of experience directing multi-state business operations for a chain of community pharmacies, clinical pharmacy practice, and hospital pharmacy practice. Dr. Carter has been responsible for the multisite management of clinical trials for the evaluation and design of biological metabolic markers and medical devices. He has provided disease management/formulary consulting for employers, health care plans, and biotech companies. Dr. Carter's expertise has been used by companies such as Argus Health Systems, Children's Mercy Family Health Partners, Johnson & Johnson Lifescan Division, LXN, Lockheed Martin Aerospace, and the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine.