In our second instalment of “It’s much more than just Football or Futsal” we look at the story of Scott Burrell. His journey with TDFC and type 1 Diabetes has been staggering and for those of you unaware of what Diabetes care was like without the technology that is available now, I’d urge you to … More It’s much more than just Football or Futsal… Part 2 (Scott Burrell)
In April 2018, we started something which had never been done before. We created the first ever Futsal team in the UK that contained only players that lived with Type 1 Diabetes… As much as we hoped it would inspire and raise awareness of the condition we also wanted it to change lives and demonstrate … More It’s much more than just Football or Futsal… Part 1 (Tim Ward)
It’s great to be able to share stories of our community and when we asked Zak if he’d like to write for the blog he was really keen… If you’d like to write something for us please get in touch! Anyway, over to Zak… Hi, my name is Zak. I am 26 years old and … More Diabetes, Football and Me
Hello reader, Happy New Year! It’s crazy to think that it was only 9 months ago that I heard about the TDFC project. Via the community, I’ve met some really top people and represented the UK at DiaEuro 2018. An amazing journey so far, but what does the year ahead look like? I’d already bought … More Announcement: TDFC London est. 2019
Firstly I’d like to wish all of our followers, volunteers, players, coaches and anyone involved in the TDFC family a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! What a year it has been…. We’ve done some incredible things in 2018 and I really just wanted to summarise what’s happened, thank some of the amazing people … More 2018… Looking back to look forward
On the most important day in the Diabetes Calendar we wanted to reach out to the community and ask them to share their messages for World Diabetes Day 2018. Much of our work is about inspiring our community into believing that this chronic medical condition won’t hold you back in your football, and in your … More World Diabetes Day 2018
Check out this short video of the UK DiaEuro Journey in 2018… A huge thank you to our main sponsor Dexcom who’s support was vital in getting us there and to everyone else who played their part. We couldn’t have done it without your contributions! We want to continue this journey into 2019 so if … More DiaEuro 2018… The Story by Video
It’s been a while since I got myself 5 or 10 minutes to write something for the blog but I felt my recent trip to the Diabetes Junior Cup was well worth finding it… I thought to convey the trip I’d pose myself a few questions which helped me tell the story and purpose behind … More Diabetes Junior Cup 2018
My name is Jo Hanna and I am one of the Diabetes Dietitians working at Poole Hospital but also a huge exercise enthusiast! I’ve been a Dietitian for 8 years now and working in diabetes for 5. Secretly I always wanted to be a Sports Dietitian working for Manchester United! I grew up playing football … More Food Series Part 1 – Healthy Eating: Getting the balance right
Well… What a journey that was! I think it surpassed all of our expectations from a management, coaching and playing perspective and I couldn’t be prouder of how everyone equipped themselves with the whole experience. With this blog I wanted to let the players share their thoughts on what DiaEuro meant to them and I’ll … More DiaEuro 2018: The Players’ View
