Sport & Diabetes - Diabetes mit Sport begegnen

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On today's World Diabetes Day, we want to highlight our EU project "Sports&Diabetes - Tackling Diabetes with Sports." In January 2020, the Erasmus+ project Sports&Diabetes was launched in Brussels. It was the first major EU project that we, TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, initiated with partners from HAŠK Mladost, Lazio Rom, Olympiacos Piraeus and the expertise of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). As part of the project, a comprehensive handbook "Tackling Diabetes with Sport" and a comic book for children "Super D tackling sport" were created, quickly educating all stakeholders and enabling all children with diabetes to engage in or continue sports activities. Our track and field athlete Anna Lena Schüller, who is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, shares her experiences and how she manages diabetes while being involved in competitive sports. She also considers the handbook helpful for families and friends of those with diabetes who may not know much about the condition. Due to high demand, the handbook has been translated into 20 languages. The positive feedback motivates us to continue working on the project with our partners.