Sport and Exercise Session with a Panel of Experts

[Odette DUK]

Hi everyone,

We know sport, exercise, and type 1 can be tricky to navigate for you and your child. There’s a lot to think about. How much insulin has your child got on board? Are they playing in a football match or running around in the playground? When and what did they last eat?
Join us at our Sport and Exercise Q&A Session with our panel of experts who’ll help to answer your questions about your child taking part in sport and exercise.

Meet the panel

• Dr Rob Andrews, Associate Professor of Diabetes at Exeter University
• Sam Barnard, Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse at CHFT
• Lindsay Cary, Advanced Specialist Dietitian at Staffordshire Hospital

The details of the session

• When: Thursday, 22 October
• Time: 7.00-8.30pm
• How: To register for the session complete this short form.

 

[helli]

This sounds great. Do you intend to do anything similar for adults?
We have Type 1 and do exercise too so experience many of the same issues.
Ok, so we may not run around the playground quite as often but Type 1 and exercise does not stop when we reach 18. For some of us it starts later.

 

[Odette DUK]

Hi Helli,

Thanks for your message. Diabetes UK has recently run two virtual sessions for adults living with type 1 about Sport and Exercise. However, unfortunately, there aren't any more planned for the rest of the year.

However, there will be two sessions you might be interested in, #TheBig1 Online - Ageing well with type 1 and healthy eating with type 1. Please get in touch with south.west@diabetes.org.uk if you'd like any more information.

Many thanks
Odette

 

[SB2015]

This sounds great. Do you intend to do anything similar for adults?
We have Type 1 and do exercise too so experience many of the same issues.
Ok, so we may not run around the playground quite as often but Type 1 and exercise does not stop when we reach 18. For some of us it starts later.

There was a Big1 on Sport and Exercise in September and I understand that there plans for future events. Well worth getting in touch with the Sw team (south.west@diabetes.org.uk) to get more information. There is also a thread specifically for The Big1, where the SW team will post the link for registering for the forthcoming event on Ageing Well.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sounds great @Odette DUK

 

[Odette DUK]

Thanks very much @everydayupsanddowns!