Diabetes and Exercise National Networking Forum

Diabetes and Exercise National Networking Forum
Online Course
Wed 7 Dec 2022 09:00-13:00

Free for NHS professionals, this online forum offered attendees a dedicated platform to share practical exercise advice and benefit from expert insights, enabling improved understanding and confidence in discussing exercise and glucose management in clinic.




This online forum dedicated to sharing practical exercise advice and expert insights for diabetes professionals

Recommended for all professionals working with people with Type 1 Diabetes, this diet exercise focussed course focussed on: 

  • Latest studies and developments for diabetes and exercise
  • Implementing learnings from recent studies within clinics
  • Navigating the challenges of using closed loop technology when exercising
  • Understanding CGM insulin dose adjustment guidance 
  • Managing diabetes and exercise in athletes at a competitive level
 

Over 115 NHS professionals logged on to this fascinating online forum

Diabetes professionals from across the country joined us for the morning enjoying engaging presentations and learning from structured networking opportunties. Here are just a few comments from the day:

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"Very well organised, easy to access. Excellent speakers and very useful."
- Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
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"So interesting and really held my attention"
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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"Informative, brilliant having people from different areas of diabetes informing within the central topic of exercise and the icing on the cake was hearing from Peter the cyclist"
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
9:00
Registration, networking and refreshments
9:30
Chair’s opening remarks
Professor Rob Andrews, Associate Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Exeter
Latest Studies and developments
9:40
Explore current research and the impact on exercise for people with diabetes
  • Navigate the latest national guidance and how exercise advice is evolving
  • Implementing learnings from recent studies: how much movement impacts on diabetes health and how does the type of movement impact on glucose?
  • Current guidelines for pre, during and post exercise: what has changed?
Professor Rob Andrews, Associate Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Exeter
10:10
Questions and answers with your speaker
Closed loop and exercise
10:25
Navigating the challenges of using closed loop technology when exercising
  • Before, during and after exercise: handling exercise during closed loop control
  • Reviewing your patients’ data and managing variability related to exercise
  • Case studies: implementing practical advice to improve exercise and diabetes management using closed loop
John Pemberton, Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Birmingham Women's and Children's Foundation Trust
11:00
Questions and answers with your speakers
11:20
Screen break
11:30
Interactive discussion: Supporting people with type 1 diabetes to reach their exercise goals
11:50
Feedback from interactive discussion: Supporting people with type 1 diabetes to reach their exercise goals
  • What are your experiences around the latest systems with your diabetes pregnancy patients?
  • How do you make sure you are up-to-date to guide and support your patients effectively?
CGM and exercise guidance
12:00
Continuous Glucose Monitoring: your guide to dose adjustments
  • Support your patients and discuss their options for exercise and CGM
  • Before, during and after exercise: assessing and acting on what the data tells you
  • Reviewing your patients’ data and managing variability related to exercise
Dr Alistair Lumb, Consultant in Diabetes, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Exercise and diabetes for athletes
12:25
Managing diabetes and exercise in athletes who compete at a competitive level
  • Building a suitable and individualised regime: how this works in practice
  • Considerations for utilising technology to support diabetes management at a professional sporting level
  • Lived experience shared from the Novo Nordisk cycle team
Sam Scott, Head of Research, Team Novo Nordisk Professional Cycling Team and Peter Kusztor, Athlete, Team Novo Nordisk Professional Cycling Team
12:50
Questions and answers with your speakers
1:00
Chair’s closing remarks and close of forum

With thanks to our speakers:

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Professor Rob Andrews

Associate Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology
University of Exeter
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John Pemberton

Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
Birmingham Women's and Children's Foundation Trust
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Dr Alistair Lumb

Consultant in Diabetes
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Sam Scott

Head of Research
Team Novo Nordisk Professional Cycling Team
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Peter Kusztor

Athlete
Team Novo Nordisk Professional Cycling Team

Attendees

This online forum provided an easily accessible forum for Diabetes professionals who wanted to explore the management of diabetes and exercise.

Attendees came from across the country, with job titles including:

  • Senior Diabetes Research Lead Nurse
  • Consultant Diabetologist
  • Specialist Diabetes Dietitian
  • Lead Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Clinical Fellow in Endocrinlogy & Diabetes
  • Paediatric Registrar
  • Community Partnerships and Events Lead
  • Clinical Specialist Dietitian Diabetes
  • Associate Specialist in Paediatrics
  • Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Community and Insulin Pumps/Technology)
  • Diabetes Nurse Specialist
  • Community Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Specialist Diabetes Educator
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Professional Lead Dietitian/Speciality Community Dietitian
  • Specialist Dietitian
  • Paediatric Consultant with interest in Diabetes
  • Lead Paeds Diabetes Nurse
  • Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
  • Senior Research Associate
  • ST4 Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Community Diabetes specialist Nurses
  • Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes
  • Wellbing Officer (Weight Management)
  • Paediatric Consultant
  • Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
  • Paediatric Diabete Nurse Specialist
  • Specialist Registrar GIM/Neurology
  • Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist
  • Specialist Registrar
  • Paediatric Doctor
  • Associate Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Head of Research
  • Athlete

From organisations including:

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • WWL NHS Trust
  • HSE
  • HSE Ireland
  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • NHS Grampian
  • University Hospital Limerick
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Birmingham Women & Childrens Hospital
  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
  • East Lancashire Hospital Trust
  • NHS Tayside
  • Newcastle University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • NHS Lothian
  • Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
  • Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Luton & Dunstable Hospital
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Southern Trust
  • JDRF UK
  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dudley Group of Hospitals
  • University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
  • Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Greater Glasgow & Clyde
  • East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
  • HSE South


Attendees enjoyed networking and insightful sessions, here are just some comments from the day

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"Informative, interactive and positive."
- JDRF
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"Really informative, learning more about technology and exercise and directed to lots of useful resources, good mixture of speakers, very interesting!"
- Diabetes Care Jersey
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"A really useful tool with tips to give out to patients."
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Why sponsor a Diabetes National Networking Forum

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing diabetes delivery forums offering dedicated presentation, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be full immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk