PEDRO DIAS, PhD
Bringing
more life
to diabetes.
Neuroscientist. Educator. Endurance athlete.
I bring together scientific knowledge and lived experience to help people understand exercise with Type 1 diabetes and approach it with greater confidence.
Explore my work
01 / EXERCISE & TYPE 1 DIABETES
Knowledge for
life in motion.
Exercise with T1D brings questions that go far beyond the workout.
Changing glucose levels, fuelling decisions and fear of hypoglycaemia can make getting started feel difficult. My educational work makes space for those everyday realities.
Videos & masterclasses
Explaining the science behind exercise and T1D in an accessible way, grounded in the questions people face in daily life.
Individual exercise education
Personalised educational support for people who want to better understand their responses to exercise and build confidence in being active.
EXPLORE THE SCIENCE
Understanding exercise.
Understanding yourself.
Explore the biology, everyday decisions and lived experience of exercise with T1D.
From insulin and glucose to the mental workload of diabetes, these articles bring together my scientific background and personal experience.
Explore the educational resources02 / ABOUT PEDRO
A scientist.
A lived experience.
A shared purpose.
My interest in exercise with diabetes is both professional and deeply personal.
I am a neuroscientist with a PhD in Pharmacology and Neuroscience. My research career took me from Porto and London to the University of Pennsylvania and the Technical University of Munich, followed by work in Vienna, leading research teams and strategic collaborations between biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
My professional background
RESEARCH & TRAINING
LondonUniversity of
PennsylvaniaTechnical University
of MunichUniversity
of Porto
THE PERSONAL PART
Learning to move
with confidence.
I have lived with Type 1 diabetes since 2009. After two years of avoiding exercise through fear of hypoglycaemia, I gradually returned to sport—eventually qualifying for and competing in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
Today, I work independently in exercise education and documentary storytelling, bringing scientific thinking to the realities of living with T1D.
03 / THE DOCUMENTARY
SCREW
DIABETES
A neuroscientist with Type 1 diabetes challenges elite athletes to a metabolic duel.
I created Screw Diabetes to bring the experience of exercise with T1D to a wider audience. Shared workouts and glucose data open a window into the decisions that often remain unseen.
Explore the series & trailerTHE PURPOSE THAT CONNECTS IT ALL
More understanding.
More possibilities.
Education and storytelling share a wider goal: improving quality of life with diabetes. My long-term ambition is to help develop evidence-based programmes with clinical and institutional partners.