Welcome to Runsweet.com
Helping athletes with diabetes to be winners!
Welcome to our Thank you all for the great feedback about the site. We now boast the widest sports content for people with diabetes on the web. we are now getting more than 20000 visits per month and are top in searches on Google. You continue to test the limits of what is possible, and have submitted great new content. Keep visiting. If you want to post any content, mail it to us. Our forum is also very popular. We are investigating twitter too!
Sir Steven Redgrave tells us- "When I was first diagnosed in 1997 my immediate reaction was that I would have to stop training – I’m glad to be able to say I was wrong – it is possible to train at a high level as a diabetic and succeed" Find out how he managed his diabetes to win his historic 5th Gold
Once again we can celebrate the amazing acheivements of an athlete with diabetes. Frederick Gill who has type 1 diabetes treated on multiple daily injections stroked the Cambridge crew to a greulling victory over Oxford in this year's boat race. Fred has posted his content.
New, He's done it again. Neil Hunter (of transatlantic rowing race) has climbed the 6194m Mt McKinley in Alaska. His story is now on the site.
Major new focus on pump treatment. Are you having difficulties in getting a pump. If so, look no further. How to use your pump with exercise. New focus on guidelines for safe exercise. Great new dietary advice from Carin Hume
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Check out our new revamped forum! Our new forum comes packed with handy features which should make it a great communal area for our users to discuss common issues with each other.
Research. We now have funding for research and need volunteers. The research will look at novel ways to promote better glucose control and to reduce hypos during and following exercise. The studies have full ethical approval, and will take place at Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe. Would you like to help find out which strategies best support exercise in diabetes? We have ongoing studies on glucose control during sport, can you help? If you are interested, fill in the guestbook form and we will send you further details.