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Home > News & events > Information events > Breakthrough T1D Discovery Day: Birmingham 2025
Join us on Saturday 8 November from 12pm to 4pm for an informative event dedicated to exploring the world of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and connecting with the T1D community! This event is in collaboration with the Nishkam Centre and Community Connexions.
At the event you will:
Location: Nishkam Centre, 6 Soho Road, Handsworth B21 9BH. View on Google Maps.
Within the speaker sessions, topics will range from looking after your mental health and wellbeing, feeling confident using T1D technology, and making your healthcare experience positive and supportive.
The sessions will be a great opportunity to ask questions and learn about other people’s experiences of living with T1D.
As part of the event, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the technology exhibition to hear how the latest technology devices can be used to help manage T1D.
This will be ideal if you are trying to decide which device would work best for you, but also perfect if you would like to learn more about what each device does and how it could help you.
This is a free event.
Any donations made at the point of registering are welcome and will help us continue our pioneering work.
Register on Eventbrite
If you require reserved seating or need a section removed for wheelchair access, or if you have any other requirements that you’d like us to be aware of, please let us know via the sign-up form, or by emailing us at outreach@breakthrought1d.org.uk.
Please note that if you have any access needs, we kindly request that you inform us as early as possible, so we have sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements. While we will do our best to accommodate your needs, we cannot guarantee that all requests will be met.
Join us on 2 December for an online event dedicated to the world of type 1 diabetes and connecting with the T1D community.
Watch the video of our virtual event from March 2025 to learn more about T1D research and the work we are doing to drive breakthroughs towards cures for T1D.
On 12 November 2024 we held an informative virtual event dedicated to discussing how you can advocate for yourself with type 1 diabetes.
This is a recording of our online event that took place in January 2024, covering themes of nutrition, mental health, physical activity and socialising.
