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Home > News & events > Information events > Managing your Wellbeing with Type 1 Diabetes Discovery Day – Virtual
10:02 – Welcome video, Introductions, Housekeeping, JDRF resources
14:26 – JDRF Research Update
21:27 – DiabetesChat – The Power of Peer Support
37:58 – The New Psychological Support Tool – DigiBete
01:06:10 – Abbott Presentation
01:08:00 – Comfort Break. 2 min breathing exercise from digibete, followed by JDRF slides
01:14:20 – Air Liquide Presentation
01:16:38 – Dexcom Presentation
01:19:21 – Pete Davies – 67 years living with Type 1
01:46:28 – Temi Olonisakin – managing my wellbeing with Type 1
02:01:57 – Insulet Presentation
02:04:40 Comfort Break. 2 min breathing exercise from digibete, followed by JDRF slides
02:10:00 Medtrum Presentation
02:13:00 Ypsomed Presentation
02:15:28 – Looking into the Wellbeing research with King’s College London
02:31:15 –Digibete video – Hedgehog with 1 min intro
02:36:05 – Lived Experience Panel – Temi, Tom Dean, Jimmy, Clare, Nicole, Emma
03:24:30 JDRF Close
03:28:27 Event Close
Our ‘Virtual Type 1 Diabetes Discovery Event: Females and Type 1 Diabetes’ will highlight the hormonal variances of how being a female can affect our blood sugar control and that this variation is normal.
Physical activity and movement can affect your blood glucose levels, especially when living with type 1 diabetes. During our ‘Virtual Type 1 Diabetes Discovery Event – Physical Activity, Movement and Type 1’, explore how being active impacts the way we manage type 1 diabetes.
Our ‘Virtual Type 1 Diabetes Discovery Event – Mental Health’ discusses the challenge of managing type 1 diabetes and the impact it can have on your mental health. We discuss how to recognise the signs of others struggling with mental health, how you can support loved ones and to showcase coping mechanisms.
Life in education can be a little more challenging when you have type 1 diabetes. This event discusses the challenge of managing type 1 diabetes whilst going through education, as we showcase ideas and lived experiences of how to tackle school and college.
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