Ballet

[SophieOrman]

Hello!

My daughter has been diagnosed type 1 for 6months she adores dancing. I signed her up for ballet classes and then though oh no! Her feet! Whether it's true or not, you hear a lot about ballerinas feet being covered in sores etc obviously that isn't great with diabetes. My question here is does anyone do ballet and find everything is okay? I don't want to take her for her to love it and then possibly not bring allowed to go anymore. I'm trying to control her diabetes not let it control her!

Many thanks

 

[SophieOrman]

If she has good control, any sores etc on her feet will heal as normal. Obviously, it's better if you can avoid the sores altogether but if you keep an extra close eye on her, I don't see it being a problem.

Perfect thank you

 

[SophieOrman]

Here you go, found this for you

https://beyondtype1.org/what-its-like-to-be-a-ballerina-with-type-1/

Oh great, thank you very much I will have a read

 

[therower]

Ballet Ballet Ballet, tutu's, men in tights etc.
Logged on to thread expecting to vote on something, but that would have been a Ballot.
Really must pay more attention.

 

[noblehead]

Hi @SophieOrman

The member @acox75 started a thread back in October asking the same question as you, here is the thread if you want to take a look:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/thr...nd-string-instruments-ok.109982/#post-1285138

 

[Jaylee]

Hello!

My daughter has been diagnosed type 1 for 6months she adores dancing. I signed her up for ballet classes and then though oh no! Her feet! Whether it's true or not, you hear a lot about ballerinas feet being covered in sores etc obviously that isn't great with diabetes. My question here is does anyone do ballet and find everything is okay? I don't want to take her for her to love it and then possibly not bring allowed to go anymore. I'm trying to control her diabetes not let it control her!

Many thanks

Hi,

The "point work" is quite stressful on the feet. However (I believe your daughter is very young.) they won't/shouldn't be setting that up for her at that age..

 

[Jaylee]

Ballet Ballet Ballet, tutu's, men in tights etc.

Don't knock it till you tried it..

 

[therower]

Don't knock it till you tried it..

I didn't say I hadn't tried it.
60 denier American tan and a ballotte.

 

[rockape37]

Let her give it ago, as already said good control is key and keeping a good eye on her feet.

I've been diabetic on insulin for 26 plus yrs and this summer i trod on a nail, prompt treatment kept infection away and healing was quite quick.

Regards

Martin

 

[Jaylee]

Let her give it ago, as already said good control is key and keeping a good eye on her feet.

I've been diabetic on insulin for 26 plus yrs and this summer i trod on a nail, prompt treatment kept infection away and healing was quite quick.

Regards

Martin

Lol messing about with a rusty old bayonet as a kid, thinking I was. Errol Flynn. I dropped it point first into my foot. No harm done! Well there was... But no complications with the heal.

 

[isjoberg]

Hello!

My daughter has been diagnosed type 1 for 6months she adores dancing. I signed her up for ballet classes and then though oh no! Her feet! Whether it's true or not, you hear a lot about ballerinas feet being covered in sores etc obviously that isn't great with diabetes. My question here is does anyone do ballet and find everything is okay? I don't want to take her for her to love it and then possibly not bring allowed to go anymore. I'm trying to control her diabetes not let it control her!

Many thanks

Hi Sophie,

I have been type 1 since forever and did ballet from the age of 2 - with no problems! As posts earlier on have said, the blisters and sores are not an issue until intensive pointe work starts up. Very important to get her doing everything her friends do, but to keep an eye out on her feet I used to play a game with my younger sister every night to check for cuts or sores on our feet after we had done ballet - good fun and meant my mother didn't have to worry too much about it