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Mountains for Active Diabetics
2nd Annual Conference & Mountain-based Meet You will be pleased to know that following the success of the Mountains for Active Diabetics (MAD) weekend and conference at Plas Y Brenin in March 2003, MADIDEA in 2004 will be held out in the Ecrins National Park, France.
The event will be based in Vallouise, and will be preceded by a 3-day alpine meet starting on 23rd June.
Just to give you a taste of things to come - guest speakers confirmed so far, include:
Herbert Hausmann from Germany (first person with diabetes to complete the Marathon des Sables a 143 mile ultra marathon in the Sahara Desert and winner of the Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association Athletic Achievement in 1998 - amongst many other fine achievements.
Will Cross from UK / USA: - Conqueror of the North and South Poles, Summiter of Aconcagua, crosser of the Sahara and team leader of the 2004 Everest Expedition to place the first person with diabetes on the summit of Everest...
Ernest Bladé from Catalunya, Spain - who is one of the worlds most accomplished diabetic mountaineers, with climbing and mountaineering experience rivaling the world's top professional climbers....
- Amongst many others, as well as a remarkable number of athletes and mountain experts from all over the world attending the conference and alpine meet. This will be one weekend and meet that you can't afford to miss, with lots of information and discussions about diabetes management, different diabetes therapies, effects of altitude and extreme environments on diabetes; blood glucose meters and much more, including details of one forthcoming initiative for youngsters with diabetes called "Mountain MAD-ness" - a 2 day introductory mountaineering course for 15-21yr olds. The pre weekend activities will be based around alpine routes, high level mountain walks, via ferratas, rock climbing, mountain biking, walking etc.
This event is aimed at anyone who has an interest in the mountains as well as diabetes - whether you suffer from diabetes or have friends or family who suffer from the condition, or whether you deal with people in the outdoors who may have the condition or whether you are a health care professional wishing to develop more skills and information for dealing with questions about diabetes in the mountains. Whether you are newly diagnosed and wish to acquire some new skills and confidence in dealing with condition in the mountains, or whether you can offer advice and inspiration to others - everyone is welcome. Further detailed information will be emailed over the forthcoming months; via email as well as information being available online at www.mountain-mad.org. This is just a preliminary email so that you can pencil the dates into your diary.
For more information or if you have any specific questions at the moment, please visit www.mountain-mad.org or contact: info@mountain-mad.org.
Hope that you will be able to make it - and if you have any colleagues, who would be interested, please pass the information on.
Best regards - Nikki Wallis (Llanberis, North Wales) |
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