Dr. Linda Fleeman graduated from the University of Queensland, when she then completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine at Murdoch University, a residency in Small Animal Medicine at the University of Melbourne, and a PhD on the Management of Diabetes in Dogs at the University of Queensland. She worked as a Lecturer and then as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney, respectively, before establishing the diabetes specific practice at the beginning of 2010. Dr. Linda Fleeman currently runs Animal Diabetes Australia, which is a clinical service in Melbourne, Australia, specifically for diabetic dogs and cats.