EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference

EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference
Face-to-face
Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
Tue 26 Nov 2024 08:20-17:10



EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference is delivered by EXTOD and organised by SBK Events. 


This unique forum is created to equip Diabetologists, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietitians and Paediatricians with the knowledge, inspiration, and practical understanding of how to support Type 1 patients to undertake safe and effective exercise.


Please click on the EXTOD courses tab for details of further courses available.

Featuring evidence-based presentations, case study led workshops and invaluable lived experience

Attending these EXTOD days will provide you with current, evidence-based knowledge on managing Type 1 diabetes for exercise. You will also be able to speak with experts in the field and leave with practical advice and clear strategies to use with your patients with T1D in a clinical setting.

A unique opportunity for sharing ideas, networking and peer learning

The EXTOD National conference is now in its 8th year and offers a full two days of valuable learning so that you can understand, manage and support people with Type 1 diabetes to undertake safe and effective exercise.


Featuring case study led presentations on:

  • The challenges someone with Type 1 diabetes faces when exercising
  • Experience of semi elite and elite sports people
  • Exercise setting for each pump / closed loop system and how to use these settings for exercise
  • New trials in Type 1 diabetes and exercise
  • Latest update on technology and exercise
  • Sports focus: specific insights into diabetes and exercise management


Plus interactive workshops in small groups on:

  • Assessment for exercise, staying safe, glucose targets and insulin changes
  • Dietary assessment and carbohydrate loading
  • Food and fluid intake, GCM replacement regime and controlling glucose through exercise
  • Managing race /event day: what to do prior, on the day and postrace management
  • Advance technology: adapting simple strategies and trouble shooting insulin
  • Managing PE classes and short events: diet, insulin and glucose monitoring
  • Special circumstances: low carb diets, hot and cold weather adaptations
  • Dealing with multisports and how to plan changes
  • Getting the most out of a continuous glucose monitor when exercising
  • Supporting the female athlete: changes in advice on the period and menopause
  • Different training regimes: fasted training, training twice per day, sleep low training low

With thanks to our industry partners

SBK Healthcare would like to thank Abbott, Air Liquide, Medtrum and Sanofi for sponsoring this unique forum.


                        



                            


Plus thank-you to JDRF for supporting this conference



Invitation to sponsor

This interactive event is a great opportunity for providers of diabetes technology and treatments to support healthcare professionals. To find out more about all the engagement and branding opportunities available in the full sponsorship package, please email Sarah Kemm or call Sarah on 01732 897788.



Day 1: Tuesday 26th November

8:15
Registration and refreshments
9:00
Welcome
Prof Rob Andrews, Associate Professor, University of Exeter and Honorary Consultant Physician, University of Exeter
9:10
The challenges someone with Type 1 diabetes faces when exercising
  • Effect of different physiology
  • Variability of glucose response to exercise
  • Effect of insulin levels
  • Physiological changes post exercise
  • Effect of diabetes complications
Dr Matt Cocks Exercise Physiology Lecturer Liverpool John Moores University and Joe Jenkins PhD student, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Birmingham will discuss exercise, diet, finger and continuous glucose monitors, insulin, insulin pumps and closed loop systems.
9:50
Experience of semi elite and elite sports people
Chris Bright, Community Partnerships & Events Lead, JDRF UK, Founder of The Diabetes Football Community & Honorary Fellow at the University of Worcester will be joined by two athletes who will explain the problems they have with exercise and the solutions they have come up with.
10:30
Networking break
10:50
Workshop 1: Assessment, glucose targets and insulin changes
  • Assessment for exercise
  • Staying safe with exercise
  • Glucose targets for exercise
  • Basic insulin changes for exercise
This workshop will be run in five parallel groups. Your speakers are: 1) Prof Rob Andrews and Manyee Li; 2) Prof Parth Narendran and Francesca Annan; 3) Dr Alistair Lumb and John Pemberton; 4) Anne-Marie Frohock and Giorgio Carrieri; 5) Barbara Hudson and Claire Foster. Each group will be joined by a patient.
12:35
Lunch and networking break
1:30
Exercise setting for each pump / closed loop system and how to use these settings for exercise

In groups attendees will be introduced to each pump / closed loop system and be talked through features for exercise and how to use. At the end all attendees will receive a summary sheet of the pros and cons of each system and recommendations for which system might suit different people.

  • Dana and CamAPS
  • Medtronic
  • Tandem T slim
  • Ypsomed
  • Omnipod
  • Medtrum
2:45
Workshop 2: Dietary assessment and carbohydrate loading
This workshop will be run in five parallel groups. Your speakers are: 1) Prof Rob Andrews and Manyee Li; 2) Prof Parth Narendran and Francesca Annan; 3) Dr Alistair Lumb and John Pemberton; 4) Anne-Marie Frohock and Giorgio Carrieri; 5) Barbara Hudson and Claire Foster. Each group will be joined by a patient.
3:35
Networking break
3:50
Workshop 3: Exercise, food, fluid and CGM
  • Food and fluid intake for exercise
  • Using a CGM replacement regime
  • How exercise can be used to control glucose before, during and after exercise
This workshop will be run in five parallel groups. Your speakers are: 1) Prof Rob Andrews and Manyee Li; 2) Prof Parth Narendran and Francesca Annan; 3) Dr Alistair Lumb and John Pemberton; 4) Anne-Marie Frohock and Giorgio Carrieri; 5) Barbara Hudson and Claire Foster. Each group will be joined by a patient.
4:40
Pulling it all together
  • Summary of all that has been learnt on the day into simple rules of three
Rob Andrews, Associate Professor, University of Exeter and Honorary Consultant Physician, University of Exeter will discuss exercise, diet, finger and continuous glucose monitors, insulin, insulin pumps and closed loop systems.
5:10
Drinks and nibbles
5:30
Guest speaker
Jerry Gore, record-breaking mountaineer with Type 1 Diabetes
6:30
Close of day 1

This event is supported by the pharmaceutical industry through sponsorship and the purchase of exhibition stand space. Sponsoring companies have no influence or are involved in the meeting programme, selection of speakers or venue.


Day 2: Wednesday 27th November

8:15
Breakfast briefing: Supporting psychological wellbeing within Type 1 diabetes management
Gavin Griffiths, Founder and Shadow Trustee, League of Diabetes
9:00
Welcome
9:10
New trials in Type 1 diabetes and exercise
  • Effect of breaking up sitting on glucose by Joe Jenkins
  • Simple models to advice on glucose control around exercise by Catherine Russon
  • Effect of exercise on pathology of Type 1 diabetes
  • Virtual exercise regimes by Dr Matt Cocks
Joe Jenkins, PhD student, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Dr Matt Cocks, Exercise Physiology Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University and Catherine Russon, PhD student in Health Data Science will be joined by one further researcher to present on the results from new trials in Type 1 and exercise.
10:00
Update on technology and exercise
Dr Alistair Lumb, Consultant in Diabetes and Acute General Medicine, OCDEM and Anne Marie Frohock, Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation will cover the latest updates in advice for technology and exercise and provide up to date guidance. Featuring: Continuous glucose monitors, insulin, insulin pumps and closed loop systems.
10:30
Networking break
10:50
Workshops 4a – 4f
These workshops will be run twice in the morning.
Choose your first morning workshop from the following:
4a - Managing race /event day
  • What to do in week before event
  • Preventing high glucose on the day
  • Race planning and postrace management
Katie Hesketh will discuss psychological approaches, exercise (training), diet, insulin (all modalities), glucose.
4b - Advance technology
  • Adapting simple strategies and troubleshooting insulin
John Pemberton will discuss pumps and closed loop systems
4c - Managing PE classes and short events
  • How to manage PE classes or other short varied sports
Francesca Annan and Giorgio Carrieri will discuss exercise, diet, insulin (all modalities), glucose monitoring.
4d - Special circumstances
  • Low carb diets, hot and cold weather adaptations
Prof Rob Andrews and Manyee Li will discuss exercise, diet, insulin (all modalities), glucose monitoring.
4e - Dealing with multisports
  • How to plan changes in someone doing a variety of sports across the week
Anne-Marie Frohock and Claire Foster will discuss diet and insulin (MDI, Pumps) and close loop system.
4f - Getting the most out of a continuous glucose monitor when exercising
  • Pros and cons of CGMs for exercise
  • Glucose targets before, during and after exercise
  • Carb calculators for carb intake for different exercises
Prof Parth Narendran and Matt Cocks will discuss all types of continuous glucose monitors.
11:50
Workshops 4a – 4f
Choose your second morning workshop from the following:
4a - Managing race /event day
4b - Advance technology
4c - Managing PE classes and short events
4d - Special circumstances
4e - Dealing with multisports
4f - Getting the most out of a continuous glucose monitor when exercising
12:50
Lunch and networking break
1:45
Sports focus: specific insights into diabetes and exercise management
Hear from four sports people about how they manage their diabetes for their sport. Sports covered are rugby, triathlon, weightlifting, horse riding, cross fit and shooting.
2:45
Workshops 5a – 5f
These workshops will be run twice in the afternoon.
Choose your first afternoon workshop from the following:
5a - Advance technology
  • Adapting simple strategies and troubleshooting insulin
John Pemberton will cover insulin pumps and closed loop systems
5b - Special circumstances
  • Low carb diets, hot and cold weather adaptations
Manyee Li and Giorgio Carrieri will discuss exercise, diet, insulin (all modalities), glucose monitoring
5c - Supporting the female athlete
  • Changes in advice through the period and before and after menopause
Prof Rob Andrews and Anne-Marie Frohock will discuss exercise, diet, insulin (all modalities), glucose monitoring.
5d - Managing race /event day
  • What to do in week before event
  • Preventing high glucose on the day
  • Race planning and postrace management
Katie Hesketh will discuss psychological approaches, exercise (training), diet, insulin (all modalities), glucose.
5e - Dealing with multisports
  • How to plan changes in someone doing a variety of sports across the week
Francesca Annan and Claire Foster will discuss diet and insulin (MDI, Pumps) and close loop system.
5f - Different training regimes
  • Fasted training, training twice per day, sleep low training low
Prof Parth Narendran and Matt Cox will discuss diet and insulin (MDI, Pumps) and close loop system.
3:35
Networking break
4:00
Workshops 5a – 5f
Choose your second afternoon workshop from the following:
5a - Advance technology
5b - Special circumstances
5c - Supporting the female athlete
5d - Managing race /event day
5e - Dealing with multisports
5f - Different training regimes
5:00
The EXTOD fellowship lecture 2024
Chris Bright, Community Partnerships & Events Lead, JDRF UK, Founder of The Diabetes Football Community & Honorary Fellow at the University of Worcester
5:30
Close of conference

This event is supported by the pharmaceutical industry through sponsorship and the purchase of exhibition stand space. Sponsoring companies have no influence or are involved in the meeting programme, selection of speakers or venue.


EXTOD faculty

The content is evidence based and delivered by members of the EXTOD faculty and additional speakers who are all experts in T1D and exercise including:

Professor Rob Andrews

Associate Professor, University of Exeter and Honorary Consultant Physician
University of Exeter

Professor Parth Narendran

Diabetes Research Unit and the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Service Lead
University of Birmingham and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Giorgio Carrieri

Lead Nurse, Children's Diabetes Team
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Matt Cocks

Exercise Physiology Lecturer
Liverpool John Moores University

Claire Foster

Diabetes Dietitian
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Anne Marie Frohock

Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Alistair Lumb

Consultant in Diabetes and Acute General Medicine
OCDEM, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Barbara Hudson

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Manyee Li

Specialist Dietitian (Diabetes/Sport & Exercise Medicine)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust)

John Pemberton

Diabetes Dietitian
Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Jerry Gore

record-breaking mountaineer
with Type 1 Diabetes

Francesca Annan

Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Gavin Griffiths

Founder and Shadow Trustee
League of Diabetes

Joe Jenkins

PhD student, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Birmingham

Expected attendees

With over 90 attendees (as of 30/09/2024) already registered to benefit from this unique and engaging learning environment, this forum will illustrate the practicalities of managing exercise in individuals living with diabetes with case study presentations and interactive scenarios.

It's not too late to secure your place and by doing so you will be joining attendees with these job titles:


  • Advanced Specialist Dietitian - Diabetes
  • ANP Diabetes
  • Associate Specialist
  • Clinical Governance Lead
  • Consultant
  • Consultant Diabetes and Endocrinology and General Medicine
  • Consultant Diabetologist
  • Consultant Endocrinologist
  • Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes
  • Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes
  • Consultant Paediatrician
  • Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist
  • Honorary Clinical Associate Professor & Simulation Training Lead for Clyde
  • Consultant Physician Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Dietitian
  • Cystic Fibrosis DSN
  • Diabetes Dietitian
  • Diabetes Dietitian & Supplementary Prescriber
  • Diabetes Educator
  • Diabetes Educator Nurse Facilitator
  • Diabetes Nurse
  • Diabetes Nurse Education Facilitator (Scotland & Northern Ireland)
  • Diabetes Specialist Dietitian
  • Diabetes Specialist Dietitian/Team Lead Diabetes Dietitian
  • Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Dietitian
  • Doctor
  • Junior Diabetes Speciaist Nurse
  • Lead Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
  • Paediatric Consultant
  • Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
  • Paediatric Diabetes Nurse Specialist
  • Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Paediatric Diabetic Specialist Nurse
  • Paediatric Dietitian
  • Paediatric Registrar
  • Physician Associate
  • Registrar
  • Senior Diabetes Specialist Nurse
  • Senior Dietitian
  • Specialist DIabetes Dietitian
  • Specialist Dietitian
  • Speciality Doctor in Paediatrics
  • ST6 Paediatric Registrar

From these organisations:


  • Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
  • Beacon Hospital Dublin
  • Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • GNCH Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Harrogate District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • HSE
  • James Paget University Hospital
  • Jersey Diabetes Centre
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • NHS
  • NHS Borders
  • NHS Fife
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • NHS Grampian
  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • NHS Lanarkshire
  • NHS Lothian
  • North Cumbria Integrated Care
  • Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
  • Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Northumbria NHS Trust
  • Novo Nordisk
  • RVI
  • Sheffield Children's Hospital
  • Shropshire Health Community NHS Trust
  • Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
  • South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
  • States of Jersey
  • Strathmore Diabetes Centre
  • The James Cook University Hospital
  • UHDB NHS Trust
  • University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospital Limerick
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
  • University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  • Univesity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust


Past attendee feedback

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 1,200 people have benefited from this unique education to-date, and here are just a few quotes from their experience at the 2023 conference held in Oxford:

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“Great conference, really useful general tips with useful overview of latest research and inspirational speakers. Really appreciated the signposting to available resources”
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“Really good content and informative. Good mix of lecture and workshop”
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“I loved the workshops as opportunities to practice what we had learnt in the lectures. These were great and well run”
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“Excellent content, found it really interesting and have learnt so much”
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“Excellent sessions, a lot packed in and learnt a lot and very inspired by the speakers!!”
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“Speakers were inspiring, extremely knowledgeable and great at sharing their enthusiasm and learning”
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“An excellent meeting. My understanding and management of issues around exercise has improved”
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“Great presentations and workshops. Speakers were happy to answer questions, interact with participants”
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Pricing structure

  • £285+VAT - two day full price for consultants and registrars
  • £195+VAT - two day full price for nurses and dietitians

If you would like to attend one day only, please email Sophie Richardson for further details

On making your booking, you will be contacted by our Customer Service Team to select your Day 2 workshops, choosing two options from 4a-4f and two options from 5a-5f.The workshops have a limited number places and are available on a first come, first served basis.

Commercial companies are invited to sponsor this day please email Sarah Kemm for further details.

Venue details

Address: Radisson Blu, Edinburgh, 80 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TH

Tel: 0131 557 9797

Email: reservations.edinburgh@radissonblu.com

The Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre is located in the heart of the historic Royal Mile in Edinburgh's old town. You can park at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre for a fee of £15.00 per night. We have car parking space for 131 vehicles, available on a first come, first served basis.

Click here for directions on how to get to the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre.

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Accommodation suggestions

You can book your bedroom directly with the hotel using the above contact details (SBK Events do not facilitate accommodation bookings). The venue is centrally located and there are a number of alternative places to stay. Availability for alternative accommodation can be identified by searching online, for example www.trivago.co.uk or www.uk.hotels.com and inputting the address and date of your visit.

What happens after you make your booking?

Once you have booked your place, SBK Events 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-events.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-events.co.uk if you have any special dietary or other requirements.

Terms and Conditions

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-events.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 Events. 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.
 
Privacy notices
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Upcoming events:

These events are delivered by EXTOD, organised by SBK Events with full details available to view on the Diabetes National Networking Forums website.


EXTOD Sports Coach & PE Teacher Online Training – half day
Thursday 26th September 2024, Engineers’ House, Bristol
This half day online course will arm physical education teachers, or coaches with the tools and techniques required to help children or young people in their care to manage glucose around exercise.

EXTOD Healthcare Professionals South Conference
Friday 6th September 2024, Engineers’ House, Bristol
This new, one day forum is created to equip Diabetologists, Diabetes Specialist Nurses, Dietitians and Paediatricians with the knowledge, inspiration, and practical understanding to support T1D patients who exercise.

EXTOD Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Conference
Saturday 7th September, Engineers’ House, Bristol
Providing interactive tools, clinical cases, shared learning and problem/solution-based tasks, this training day will support adults with diabetes who find exercise challenging.


EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference
Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th November 2024, Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh
Featuring evidence-based presentations, case study led workshops and invaluable lived experience of diabetes and exercise.


EXTOD Football Coaches Guide to Supporting Players with Type 1 Diabetes
Wednesday 6th November 2024, Online via Zoom
Created to equip Sports Coaches with the knowledge, inspiration, and practical understanding of how to support type 1 diabetes players to undertake safe and effective exercise.


Exhibiting at EXTOD Healthcare Professionals National Conference


Abbott’s diabetes care division is committed to helping people manage their diabetes and achieve their best health outcomes with innovative technology, such as the FreeStyle Libre 2 system.



Supporting over 40,000 people living with diabetes around the world, Air Liquide Healthcare is the authorised distributor of Tandem Diabetes Care’s innovative t:slim X2™ Insulin Pump. The latest version of the t:slim X2™ features Control-IQ™ - advanced hybrid closed-loop technology designed to help increase time in range.

 

Medtrum is dedicated to simplifying the management of diabetes. We develop and deliver medical devices that aim to meet the needs of people with diabetes and create tools to support healthcare professionals whilst exploring the frontiers in artificial pancreas research.

  

Sanofi are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and potentially life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the centre of our ambitions.

Why sponsor?

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.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

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.

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-events.co.uk

Supported by:

SBK Healthcare would like to thank JDRF for their continued support. 


        


JDRF, 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.