The Diabetes Dugout

On this special episode Brighty and Peachy talk about the 5th anniversary of TDFC before Sky Sports Presenter Adam Smith makes his entrance onto show. "Smithy", as the guys refer to him as, is currently presenting on the UK"s biggest sports channel and tackling a career in the media whilst living with Type 1 Diabetes after his diagnosis in 2015. Smithy sheds a light on the impact Diabetes has had on his life and offers plenty of encouragement to those of us with the condition to demonstrate that it won't stand in the way of our dreams! We hope you enjoy and if you want to help support the community and the podcast please sign up to our Patreon link below:www.patreon.com/thediabetesfootballcommunityAnd follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

On this episode Peachy makes his return from injury to join forces with Brighty to interview a new member to both The Diabetes Football Community and to the diabetes community more widely. The pair speak to Joe Wright a professional Goalkeeper who's currently the 3rd choice keeper at Millwall FC and in the last year was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. In this shortened episode they discuss Joe's love of Football and background in the sport before introducing his diagnosis story. The conversation then continues in full within our patreon community, the link is below.... We hope you enjoy!If you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Support our community through patreon and gain access to the full episode with Joe: www.patreon.com/thediabetesfootballcommunity And follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

On this episode Brighty continues the conversation with Reece Parkinson as the two of them move on to discussing Football, as well as reflecting on Reece's life with a constant eye on the impact of the condition. This conversation goes to the full Joe Rogan Experience as the guys go into real depth about their life experiences and what they face living with type 1 diabetes in their fields of work. We hope you enjoy!If you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

On this episode Brighty takes the lead with peachy out injured, as he talks to a new addition to the Diabetes squad. On this episode Chris chats to BBC radio and TV presenter Reece Parkinson, who also starred in the documentary “How Not to run 55 miles” and then the sequel "How to Run 55 miles." Reece has just surpassed his first year with the condition, and on this 1st episode of 2 with Reece, Chris and Reece share an in depth chat about how the condition has impacted upon them and their lives. We hope you enjoy!If you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

On this episode Brighty and Peachy talk about what's been going on at The Diabetes Football Community in 2021, whilst looking ahead to what is coming in 2022. They share their memories of the best bits of the year, talk over the projects and work that is coming up and shine a light on the community's achievements despite the challenge of the pandemic. Hopefully it's an episode which people can reflect upon whilst becoming excited at the prospect of what's to come in the future. We hope you enjoy!If you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

On this episode Brighty and Peachy talk about their own stories with type 1 diabetes in more detail for the first time on the podcast! They share their memories of growing up with the condition, their thoughts on school, their opinions on diabetes within sport and how they feel about the importance of World Diabetes Day as a vehicle to raise awareness of the condition. Hopefully it's an episode which people can relate to and we hope you enjoy! If you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

On this episode Brighty and Peachy sit down with their first returning guest, Scott Burrell, to talk about his recent experience with the London Marathon. Scott's a keen and talented runner who's also tackled to 2 DiaEuro tournaments with the UK Type 1 Diabetes Futsal squad and is well accomplished at managing his condition to deliver performance when he needs it. In this episode Scott shares his story from the day, the build up, the management of his glucose levels and the psychological impacts of running in such a big event! You did an amazing job Scott and on behalf of all of us in the community we're very proud of what you've achieved and we hope so many more will listen to this episode, learn from it and be inspired by what you did that day! Scott Burrell on Twitter @scottbufcon instagram @scottburrell.running & @scottburrell88If you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com

Brighty and Peachy sit down on this episode to talk to a true legend of The Diabetes Football Community, Muhammad Irfan Ismail. Muhammad shares the story of his diagnosis and early childhood, the impact that The Diabetes Football Community has had on his life and he also talks about his passion for improving future outcomes for people with the condition with a special mention for the importance of peer support. Mo is an integral part of the community with a fascinating story through the lens of someone living with type 1 whilst being a trained pharmacist. A brilliant conversation and one we hope you enjoy...Muhammad Irfan Ismail on Twitter: @IrfanIsmail89on Instagram: @muhammadismilesIf you have any questions or comments, please email us at thediabetesfootballcommunity@gmail.com. Follow us on social media:Facebook: The Diabetes Football CommunityInstagram: thediabetesfootballcommunityTwitter: TDFCdiabetesWebsite: www.thediabetesfootballcommunity.com