Type 1 diabetes can make you stronger
Keeping your mind and body fit with T1D is not easy, but it is possible
I have proved it
40 years living with T1D · T1D Endurance Athlete · Diabetes Australia Advocate
Adjunct Fellow, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
Presenter and keynote speaker · Community Representative, Rio Tinto Children’s Diabetes Centre
WORK WITH ME
How I can help
Practical lessons on living and exercising with T1D, for your practice, your research or your own life.
For health professionals. My lived experience works alongside your care and advice
Talks for clinicians →
For researchers. Collaborate with me as a lived-experience research partner
Research collaboration →
For people living with T1D and their families. Practical ways to train, play and live well with diabetes
Explore the Moves →
Practical tips to keep fit, play sport, exercise
What I’ve learned is easy to adopt and might help you deal with exercise, sport and T1D differently.
Drawn from real life, not a textbook, these practical and effective moves have helped others too.
FITTER FOR HAVING IT
What it means
Diabetes never takes a day off. Every meal, exercise session and night's sleep comes with extra decisions and higher risk.
As confidence grows and time passes, that daily load builds strengths like problem-solving, resilience, and body awareness that most people never will.
That's what I mean by Fitter for Having It. The things that make life harder can also make you stronger.
PODCAST
Conversations on T1D
World Champion basketballers, international footballers, endurance athletes and dog walkers. Everyone with T1D faces the same challenges. Listen to their favourite songs, spirit animals and what gets them out of bed in the morning.
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Karolina Sherack