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Home > News & events > Fundraising events > An Evening with T1D Sports Stars
Competing in sport at the highest level is an incredible feat, demanding extraordinary talent and resilience. Achieving this while living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a whole new level of impressive. Now is your chance to hear first-hand from the individuals breaking down barriers to do just that.
This June, join us for an exclusive panel event featuring some of the UK’s top current and former sports professionals living with T1D. They’ll share their stories – the highs, the lows and how they’ve overcome the challenges presented by T1D to reach the top of their game.
Secure your ticket for a rare opportunity to hear how these amazing individuals from a range of sports have pushed past limits to prove that living with T1D doesn’t hold you back.
Your ticket to this very special evening includes a drinks reception with canapés, both before and following the panel discussion.
Joining us on the panel are:
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This one-of-a-kind event will not only educate and inspire but help us raise vital funds to advance life-changing T1D research, expand access to treatments and technologies and provide support to the T1D community.
To help us raise as much as possible for T1D research, the evening will feature a fabulous raffle with a range of brilliant prizes to be won.
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Share an incredible day on this 5km walk around the Oldbury Court Estate on 7 June 2025 with the type 1 diabetes community!
Join us in Edinburgh for an exciting interactive quiz where you'll have a fun night out and meet others in the T1D community.
Take to the skies during Diabetes Awareness Week with an exhilarating 10,000ft tandem skydive.
Covering 100 miles from Carlisle to Cramond Beach in Edinburgh, this free cycle ride follows the setting sun, offering a truly unique and magical experience.
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