A talk and discussion on how not to lose your breath when diabetes enters your life.
Diabetes is not just a number on a glucometer. It is constant management of food, movement, and above all, your own mind. How to cope with a diagnosis that isn't visible, yet affects every minute of the day? Is it possible to combine top-level sports with a chronic illness without destroying yourself?
Come to an open dialogue at the summer cinema bar, where we will break myths and seek balance between ambitions and the limits of your own body. The evening is intended not only for diabetics, but especially for parents of children with diabetes, young people at the beginning of their journey with this diagnosis, and for anyone interested in a modern approach to an active life with restrictions.
Guests:
Tereza Jandová (FOKUS Turnov)
A former biathlon representative who had to learn that top-level sports with Type 1 diabetes look completely different than she had planned. She will share her powerful story about the pressure to perform, psychological acceptance of the illness, and how she helps others today.
Jan Hrušovský (Diabetes Podcast / CNN Prima News)
A journalist and creator of the popular Diabetes Podcast, who has long been dedicated to awareness and connects the diabetic community in the Czech Republic. He will bring perspective, experience from dozens of interviews with experts, and practical tips on how not to get lost in the help system.
What will we discuss together?
Sport and food: How to set a regimen so your body functions and you enjoy movement.
Mentality and acceptance: The journey from denial to a "new normal" and how to prevent burnout.
Diagnosis as a new path: Can a limitation paradoxically be an impulse for better self-knowledge?
Service for you: Where to turn? We will introduce useful projects like Diapozitiv and other communities that have your back.
The "How to Survive Healthily" lecture series is dramaturgically and production-wise supported by the organization FOKUS Turnov, z. s., a non-governmental non-profit organization that has been supporting people with mental illness and mental disabilities on their journey to recovery and a full life in the ordinary community for over thirty years. In addition to providing social services, it is also long dedicated to awareness and destigmatization of mental health. By participating in this lecture series, FOKUS wants to open topics that the public is often reluctant to talk about, contribute to greater understanding and breaking down prejudices, and strengthen open discussion about mental health in society. The subtitle of the series is therefore the motto: A series of lectures on illness, disability, addiction, and living with them.