Rossitza, from Sofia, Bulgaria, has been living with type 1 diabetes since childhood years - diagnosed over 26 years ago. Also a volunteer for the Bulgarian Diabetes Association, the dedicated advocate in January became a mother to her firstborn child, Stella. Rossi shares her experience in this DiAview: What were your personal thoughts about pregnancy
DiAthlete's support focus for March is on t1 diabetes and nutrition. Register here for our diabetes & nutrition workshop on Monday 15th March, 6-7pm GMT. Highlighting the challenges we share when it comes to meal times; pre-bolusing before meals, understanding the variations of food types, trying to get on to of calculations as a parent,
Each month in the first half of 2021, DiAthlete will be hosting virtual workshops focused on set support topics for those living with type 1 diabetes. In January, register here to catch our 2nd opportunity to participate in our Exercise workshop on Wednesday 27th . Look to build confidence in decision making with type 1
Each month in the first half of 2021, DiAthlete will be hosting virtual workshops focused on set support topics for those living with type 1 diabetes. In January, register here to participate in our first Exercise workshop. Look to build confidence in decision making with type 1 diabetes, and learn more about the differing impacts
Karate athlete Graham Chamberlain, 35, is from South Africa. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Pretoria at the age of 16, Graham feels that only recently in his life with diabetes he has received more supportive medical care having moved to Cape Town and been fortunate enough to have got an insulin pump, which meant
Activity: will wearing a pump work with or against me in sports? What are the best options out there when it comes to sports and exercise? Will it be at risk of being torn off or damaged in contact sports?? Will it be a help or hindrance for my performance??? Just a few ‘back of
Jordan Thompson is a talented professional cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club (CCC), who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 7 years ago at the age of 16. In this DiAview, Jordan shares about his journey in cricket with diabetes, including the hurdles around sport during this year's pandemic and lockdown, and the initial fears
Visibility: does size matter? One 'off-putting' thought about insulin pump therapy is: would wearing a pump make my diabetes more publicly visible... Making ‘diabetes more visible’ isn’t the major issue; in fact, whether in making introductions to a sports team, a new teacher at school, colleagues at work, a partner on a date… somewhere down
Mindset: Yes, we can do this! We know we can. We have done and will do so again. Let’s start our talk regarding this medical condition and exercise on the right foot. Or the left foot, if that is your sporting preference! We are going to find challenges along the way; the threat of hypoglycaemia,
Mohammad Al Bahar is an advocate and committee associate to the League of DiAthletes, and an active name across the type 1 diabetes world with his social media account of The Diabetic Traveller. Mo, from Kuwait, has lived with type 1 diabetes for 34 years and is the founder of the Diabetes Ambassadors Program (DAP).
