During the financial year, Shifting the Perception of Type One Diabetes CIC (trading as Team Type One Style and now Enhance-d Club) continued its mission to support, empower, and connect people living with Type 1 diabetes through sport, physical activity, peer support, education, and community-driven initiatives. Our activities have created significant social benefit across the UK, with measurable impact in wellbeing, confidence in diabetes management, and social inclusion. 1. Building Community and Reducing Isolation We delivered regular in-person meetups, group runs, rides, and social events, helping people with Type 1 diabetes connect with others who understand their lived experience. These events provided a safe, supportive environment for individuals who often feel isolated in their condition, especially those newly diagnosed or struggling with exercise-related anxiety. Our online communities (WhatsApp groups, Instagram, Zoom events) grew substantially, providing daily peer support, shared learning, and motivation. 2. Improving Health, Fitness and Confidence Through Exercise By organising weekly and monthly virtual activities, we helped members build consistent exercise habits - an evidence-based way to improve both physical and mental health. Members reported increased confidence in managing glucose during exercise, improved fitness, and greater willingness to participate in sports they previously found intimidating. 3. Providing High-Quality Education and Expert Access In collaboration with organisations such as EXTOD (Exercise for Type One Diabetes), Liverpool John Moores University, Dexcom, Abbott, Medtronic, and clinical experts, we delivered: - educational sessions - online Q and A calls - practical workshops - real-world training days These improved members' understanding of insulin adjustment, exercise planning, hypoglycaemia prevention, and glucose pattern recognition during activity. 4. Supporting Research and Contributing to Scientific Understanding The organisation played a key role in recruiting participants for multiple real-world T1D exercise studies. Our members directly contributed to academic and clinical research investigating: - glucose responses to exercise - diabetes technologies in sport - barriers faced by active individuals with T1D This work supports better future care, more inclusive guidelines, and the development of new tools and technologies for the wider T1D community. 5. Increasing Access and Reducing Barriers Through partnerships with brands and researchers, we helped reduce barriers to participation by offering: - subsidised activities - early access to new technologies - educational resources at no cost to participants We promoted inclusivity by welcoming all fitness levels, from complete beginners to elite athletes, reinforcing that movement is for everyone. 6. Global Reach and Cross-Community Support Although UK-led, the club now spans multiple countries, strengthening international peer support networks for people living with Type 1 diabetes. Members from the UK supported others abroad with advice, coaching, shared glucose strategies, and participation in joint events. 7. Changing Public Perception of Type 1 Diabetes Through social media campaigns, organised races, group challenges, and public events, members openly represented what people with Type 1 diabetes can achieve. The club actively challenged outdated stereotypes and helped increase visibility of the condition in a positive, empowering way. This raised broader awareness and encouraged more people, including parents, children, and adults newly diagnosed, to seek support and become more active. Summary Across all activities, the organisation has delivered measurable social benefit by reducing isolation, improving health and wellbeing, empowering people to engage safely in exercise, advancing research, and shifting public perception of Type 1 diabetes. The CIC continues to reinvest all resources into expanding community support, educational programming, and opportunities for people living with T1D to thrive through movement and shared experience.

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