HypoActive

I am sorry to say that on Monday February 6th 2012 the HypoActive committee decided to cancel the 2012 AcT1vate weekend.  While numbers were on track to pass all previous records, the committee wasn't willing to underwrite the event.  AcT1vate is clearly the biggest event HypoActive has ever managed, and the impact of this news will be far reaching.  Although this was not my decision and I am terribly saddened by this, I do apologise to you all.  Best, Monique

WELCOME TO ACT1VATE Edition 3!

The 2012 AcT1vate will focus on nutrition: eating right, performing right
with case studies, expert advice from sports dietitians, and some amazing research on eating for exercise!

AcT1vate will be held on 3 and 4 March, 2012 at William Angliss Institute of TAFE, 555 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

Brought to you by HypoActive, AcT1vate is a serious investment for getting the most out of exercise, with practical tools and tips to cover all abilities and fitness levels.  AcT1vate is endorsed by the Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Clinical Science in Diabetes (Diabetes CCRE).

You can read about our inaugural 2010 event here.
You can read about our 2011 event here.

When: March 3 and 4, 2012

Where: William Angliss Institute of TAFE, 555 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

Who: Anyone with type 1 diabetes interested in exercise, their partners, their parents or their health professional team.  The program has been carefully created to ensure people of all levels of fitness and experience can get something out of the weekend.

For more information:

Valma Datson valma.datson@hypoactive.org or 0407 868 314

Speaker highlights

Keynote speaker:
Gary Scheiner from the USA
Gary is a credentialled diabetes educator, with qualifications in exercise physiology and psychology. He has also lived with type 1 diabetes for over 25 years.  He is author of numerous papers and books including 'Think Like a Pancreas'.  He runs Integrated Diabetes Services (http://www.integrateddiabetes.com/), which is a company dedicated to working with people with type 1 diabetes to fine tune their own management.  Of great benefit to Australians is his ability to work online with patients right around the world.  Not only specialising in exercise, he is also the expert advisor on diabetes and pregnancy on Diabetes Sisters: http://www.diabetessisters.org/from-the-experts/diabetes-a-pregnancy

Gary came out to our 2011 AcT1vate and wowed audiences with his expertise and practicality on approaching exercise and type 1 diabetes management.  We are excited to be able to have him come out again especially for AcT1vate 2012.  Don't miss him!

Other speakers include (speakers will be added as they are confirmed):

Cheryl Steele (Mel Seed Award winner and Diabetes Educator extraordinaire)
Dr Gary Kilov (GP with type 1 diabetes)
Dr Stephen Leow (GP specialising in neuropathy)
Dr Alicia Jenkins (endo who works with elite athletes with type 1)
Tony Benson (world class running coach)

This weekend is open to anyone, regardless of your sporting ability or fitness level.  Here are some of the comments from past participants:

"AcT1vate has helped me more than anything else since being diagnosed."

 “Thank you for having given me a positive understanding that it's not just me that has problems with T1DM control. And that I am not the only T1DM who loves to exercise”.

“Best seminar on diabetes I have attended in my 34 years with the disease”.

“The best thing about Act1vate 2011 was getting re-motivated to include exercise into my daily schedule”.