Diabetes Specialist Group AGM and Study Day - Managing Sport and Exercise in Young People and Adults

Hosted by Diabetes Specialist Group

We are excited to announce the BDA Diabetes AGM and Annual Study Day will be held face to face on 4 November 2022 at the studio, Birmingham. Due to the now postponed rail strikes announced for 3 November we are now offering a hybrid study day, you can choose to attend in person in Birmingham or join virtually online.

Our focus this year is to build our knowledge and skills as dietitians in managing children, young people and adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes when understaking physical activity and exercise. Working with our BDA Adult, Paediatric and Sport and Exercise diabetes groups, along with representation from Extod, Diabetes UK, patients, and many more partners, this study day will bring together national topic experts from across the MDT for practical learning to implement in our day to day.

Register your place to access a full day of seminars, workshops and networking opportunities.

We have a fantastic line up of speakers including; 

  • Update from Diabetes UK - The role of Diabetes UK in sport and exercise - Neil Gibson, Senior Physical Activity Advisor, Diabetes UK
  • Managing exercise in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes - Setting the scene, recent updates in diabetes and sport, and building foundational skills - Dr Rob Andrews - Consultant Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
  • Managing exercise with Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) - Professor Parth Narendran, Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Birmingham. Founders of the Exercise for Type 1 diabetes (EXTOD) programme

  • Inspiring young people to exercise - Running a sports charity for children and young people with type 1 diabetes - Gavin Griffiths - Founder, Diathlete charity
  • Update from BDA Diabetes Sport and Exercise sub-group - Nusrat Kausar, Co-chair
  • CGM and exercise - Presenting a research study - Sian Rilstone - Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
  • Living with type 1 diabetes as an athlete - My experience of managing exervise and endurance sport - Paul Coker -  Patient with type 1 diabetes - Founder, OneBloodytDrop
  • Nutrition strategies for managing exercise, sport and diabetes for children and young adults - Francesca Annan - Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
  • Managing sport and exercise with hybrid closed loop (HCL) systems - Dr Alistair Lumb, Diabetes Consultant, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Co-chair of the Diabetes Technology Network (DTN) UK and Anne Marie Frohock, Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Subject to speaker approval the recording of their talk will be circulated to attendees post event.

Cost 

This study day is available to attend either in person in Birmingham or virtually by live stream. Bookings will close at 4pm on Thursday 3 November. After this time we will not be able to accept any further bookings.

  • Diabetes Specialist Group Member £70.00
  • BDA Member £95.00
  • Student Member £20.00 *limited amout of tickets 
  • Non Member £150.00
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