Sporting Success - Tackling diabetes through physical activity (World Diabetes Day 2013)

In this exclusive video, Greg Whyte, Olympian and celebrity sports scientist, interviews Gary Mabbutt, former international footballer who has type 1 diabetes. Gary tells Greg about successfully managing his condition to achieve success in sports and about the importance of physical exercise for tackling diabetes.

To mark World Diabetes Day on 14th November, Greg and Gary have made this video with The International Sweeteners Association. The video serves to educate those on the prevention of diabetes. It looks at the importance of physical activity and the role of low calorie sweeteners in the diet of people with, or at risk of diabetes.

[pontificationhor]

This video should go to television so more people will see it

[corpssjeg]

impressive how strong and determined Gary was then and is now

[piotrekwodarczyk]

Cant get a better recommendation than the one from a footbal legend!

[darekzak]

impressive Gary still played footbal even thou everyone doubted he could manage with diabetes.. thumbs up!

[ibani]

Godd initiative to grow people awareness

[upbeatogq]

Seems simple if we talking about someone else, not so easy when it actually considers ourselves

[synergisticherm]

Motivation is the key word-if you havent got it, you already lost in this game

[diachronicfd]

oh my, I would never say he suffers from diabetes!

[LesaNellie]

strange, i always associated diabetes with overweight!

[tigrisnlipba]

feel sorry for the kids that get injections every day