The best T1D care is a team effort: you, health professionals, and other people living with T1D, learning together.
Summary
Search for doctors who focus on you, the person, not just the condition. The best healthcare is collaborative. You are the expert on you; they are the experts on diabetes. Tackle problems and explore solutions together, and widen the team: people living with T1D have practical know-how a clinic can’t always give you. If your doctor isn’t interested in a partnership, it’s okay to look for someone who is.
Insight
I’ve seen this work best at the AMSL/Dexcom Sport and Exercise Weekends. I shared my lived experience of endurance sport as motivation, others with T1D showed how they approached their own sport, and dietitians, exercise physiologists and endocrinologists were there to share and learn the basics together with us. That idea runs through my research interests with Macquarie University, and through Beyond Clinical Care, my poster at the Australasian Diabetes Congress in Melbourne in 2026. It was also my message to the Diabetes WA special interest group for exercise physiologists and diabetes educators in October 2026: what we learn outside clinics matters.
These Moves are drawn from lived experience and reflect my ‘Fitter for Having It’ approach.
They are not medical advice. Always consult qualified health professionals before adjusting your T1D plan.