EXTOD HCP: Fundamentals in Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes Care

The EXTOD Faculty Clinical Educators bring together experienced healthcare professionals and people with lived experience who are actively supporting individuals with Type 1 diabetes to exercise safely and confidently. Drawing on frontline clinical practice, education and patient engagement, the faculty focus on translating evidence into practical, person-centred advice that works in real-world settings.

Throughout the day, faculty members will lead interactive workshops and discussions, sharing practical strategies for glucose management before, during and after exercise, addressing common challenges faced in clinic, and supporting healthcare professionals to deliver confident, consistent and supportive exercise guidance. 

EXTOD Faculty members presenting on the day will include:

Come together at this one-day forum to benefit from a welcoming, highly practical learning environment designed to build confidence in delivering exercise guidance in Type 1 diabetes. This event is ideal for:

• Diabetologists
• Diabetes Specialist Nurses
• Dietitians
• Paediatricians
• Sports Physicians
• Diabetes Specialist Registrars / clinicians in training

EXTOD National Conference has taken place since 2017, providing attendees with knowledge, inspiration, and a practical understanding of how to support Type 1 patients to undertake safe and effective exercise. Over 1,300 people have benefited from this unique education to-date, and here are just a few quotes from their experience at EXTOD 2025 forums:

The co-location of EXTOD HCP: Fundamentals in Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes with EXTOD Research: Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise Research Summit provides a first-of-its-kind opportunity for the UK exercise and Type 1 diabetes community to strengthen collaboration - bringing together research and frontline care.

This is a rare opportunity for healthcare professionals to connect with researchers, explore emerging evidence, and help ensure future studies are shaped by the challenges faced in everyday clinical practice.

Healthcare professionals are invited to submit posters and abstracts to share real-world learning from practice. This is a valuable opportunity to:

• Share service developments, audits and case-based learning
• Gain feedback from researchers and clinical peers
• Help identify evidence gaps and unanswered questions in care
• Support research that better reflects patient need and clinical reality

Bringing a poster will enable you to share your experiences, successes and stumbling blocks and benefit from even greater interaction and participation.

To make your submission, please send to enquiries@sbk-healthcare.co.uk:

• Author name, job title and organisation
• Telephone and email contact details
• Poster title
• Short abstract (up to 200 words)

Your submission will be reviewed by the EXTOD Faculty and you will be notified by email within two weeks of application.

Poster submissions are only open to delegates who have booked or reserved their place at the conference.

• £195+VAT -  NHS Consultants and Clinical Research Scientists
• £165+VAT -  NHS Resident Doctors
• £145+VAT  -  NHS Nurses and Dietitians
• £49+VAT    - Non-Clinical Research Scientists

We expect this conference will be very popular and so if you are planning on attending, we would encourage you to book or reserve a place as soon as possible. If you have any questions about attendance please email sophie.richardson@sbk-healthcare.co.uk or call 01732 897788.

Commercial companies are invited to sponsor this conference. Please email sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk for details.

*The EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference 2026 will be applying for CPD Credits from the Federation of the Royal College of Physicians and certificates will be provided to all attendees.

Venue: Leonardo Hotel, Cheltenham

Address: Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham GL51 0TS

Telephone: 01242 232691

By train:

Cheltenham Spa station is 1.4 miles away.

By car:

2.6 miles from Cheltenham City Centre, take the Promenade to Lansdown Road, continue to Gloucester Road, and follow to the fourth roundabout exit for the hotel. 

Parking is available at the hotel 

By air:

Bristol Airport is located 48.2 miles away, with straightforward access via a one-hour drive. 

For directions via google maps, please click here

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking and you will be sent a formal confirmation. If you have not received this within 48 hours of making your booking please check your junk folder and then email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk or call 01732 897788.

Approximately one week prior to the conference you will be sent an email which will include all the final details for attendance on the day, including a final agenda and venue information. 

Please inform us by writing to bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk if you have any special dietary or other requirements.

Registration fees
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
 
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk.
 
Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
 
Conference changes
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
 
Certificate of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every attendee, as a record of continuing professional training and development.
 
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This conference will be taking place at the same time and sharing the same networking space as:

EXTOD Research: Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise Research Summit
The first national meeting to share active research, identify gaps and strengthen collaboration
Friday 15th May, Leonardo Hotel, Cheltenham, 9.00-5.00

The co-location creates valuable crossover time for HCPs and researchers to:

• Network with researchers and EXTOD faculty during breaks
• Discover the latest posters, tools and emerging evidence
• Share real-world clinical challenges to help shape future research
• Gain insight into upcoming developments in exercise and Type 1 diabetes care
• Strengthen confidence in translating evidence into practical patient advice

These events are delivered by EXTOD and organised by SBK Healthcare. Also coming up in 2026:

EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference 2026
Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th November 2026, Birmingham
A two-day forum for healthcare professionals to explore current evidence-based knowledge on managing Type 1 Diabetes

This two-day forum presents a great opportunity for the EXTOD HCP: Fundamentals attendees to progress your learning. The November event is designed to explore the latest evidence, deeper clinical strategies and practical insights to enhance your diabetes care in even greater detail.

Insulet Corporation, is an innovative medical device company dedicated to simplifying life for people with diabetes. The Omnipod DASH® System and Omnipod 5® Automated Insulin Delivery System, are alternatives to traditional insulin delivery. With its simple, tubeless and waterproof* design, the Pod provides up to 3 days of continuous insulin delivery. 

*The Pod has a waterproof IP28 rating for up to 7.6 m for 60 min

Our role at SBK Events 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.

SBK Events 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.

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
Telephone: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-events.co.uk

SBK Healthcare would like to thank Breakthrough T1D  and Diabetes UK for their continued support. 

Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes charity, works every day to help people live better with the condition, prevent people ever developing it and one day, find cures.

Diabetes UK, the leading charity for people living with diabetes in the UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm.