Thriveabetes 2023: not a conference, a community
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
11M ago
“Thriveabetes isn’t a conference; it’s a community!” Thriveabetes 2023 attendee. Thriveabetes 2023 took place on Saturday 6th, May in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. Over 150 people attended and spread across four programmes tailored to that group's needs. Naturally, as the event took place in Dublin, most of our attendees came from the county Dublin area; however, counties Cork, Clare and Galway were very well represented also. In total, 23 counties were represented. There were 95 Adults and Young Adults living with Type 1 Diabetes, 43 parents of children with type 1 diabetes and ..read more
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It's been a while! Happy Christmas
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
1y ago
It’s been a very long while. And I’m sorry, I just couldn’t keep doing all the things. However, some of the things are coming back in 2023. Yay! The big news is that Thriveabetes is now officially registered as a company that will become a social enterprise in the next couple of years. This means that in addition to the conferences, we will develop programmes with a social impact that make a difference in the lives of people with diabetes.   In the meantime, there have been a lot of new developments in the Irish diabetes world that are worth whizzing through, including: Thriveabetes ..read more
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Summer 2021 Interview Series Wrap up
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
As they say in the filum industry “That’s a wrap” for Summer 2021 Interview Series and I really, really enjoyed all the time I got to spend with so many people with diabetes during the pre-interview chats and actually recording. I hope you all enjoyed watching! I also want to say a huge thank you to Emma, Niamh, Erin, Noel, Mairead, Aisling, Janie, Siofra, Ken, Philip & Theo for being so generous with their time and for also being willing to share their lives with diabetes. If you haven’t had a chance to view already here is the link to the individual blog posts. Summer 2021 Interview Seri ..read more
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Interview with Theo & Philip
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm with Philip Short and his 15 year old (16 in September) son, Theo.  Theo was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013 when he was 7 years old. In part 1 of this interview both Theo and Philip share the diagnosis background. Theo talks about making the transition from insulin pens to a pump and also a CGM Continuous Glucose Monitor and the difference this made in being able to manage his diabetes. He also talks about going back to school and how the family has navigated this in the past. In part 2, we talked about different experiences wit ..read more
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Interview with Ken Barclay
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm with Ken Barclay, from Dublin who was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 10 years old. Ken is well known in the Dublin Adults with type 1 Diabetes group and also in the DIYAPS Do-it-yourself Artificial Pancreas Systems space where he offers endless support to people who want to learn more about it.  In part 1 of this video interview, we talk about how he rebelled against this diagnosis and how that changed in adulthood. Diabetes technology features very strongly in living as an adult with diabetes for Ken so we touch on how he was one ..read more
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Interview with Siofra Kelleher
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm with Síofra Kelleher, from Sligo. Síofra was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September 2010 when she was 10 and was diagnosed with Coeliac disease shortly afterwards. She is currently studying studying Business Information Systems in University College Cork and is now aged 21.  In these two videos we cover a lot of the process of going through the Junior and Leaving cert with type 1 diabetes and also the process of applying for college. You can find Síofra through her website and through her twitter profile. Which says that she ..read more
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Interview with Janie Lazar
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm with Janie Lazar from Dublin who was misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2016 and correctly diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults LADA / Type 1.5 in 2018. But Janie's story is about more than diabetes, she has twice survived cancer: once without diabetes, once with diabetes. She is also the founder of End of Life Ireland, runs her own coaching business helping people with public speaking and Lead Organiser for TEDxDunlaoghaire. Part 1 We talked about Janie’s misdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes, the struggle to manage it and the st ..read more
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Interview with Aisling White
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm with Aisling White, from Cork but now living in Limerick. Aisling was diagnosed with diabetes at age 13 months old, she is now a primary school teacher and is one of two Irish representatives on the International Diabetes Federations's IDF Youth Leadership Lab. Part 1 We talk about diagnosis, growing up with diabetes, family support, the teen years where Aisling became increasingly frustrated with the care she was receiving through her appointments. Part 1 Part 2 In part 2 we pick up at Aisling’s college years and an accidental meeting that ..read more
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Interview with Mairéad Parker @Type1_Muinteoir
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm with Mairéad Parker who you might know as @Type1_Muinteoir on Instagram. Mairéad was diagnosed with diabetes at age 4 years just before she started primary school. She has lived with diabetes for 28 years and is currently expecting her first baby in September so naturally one of the topics we touched on was managing pregnancy and diabetes. Part 1 In part 1 of this interview Mairéad talks about her teenage years with diabetes which, not unusually, was a struggle and we talk about how and where acceptance of her diabetes came about through doi ..read more
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Interview with Noel Murphy
Thriveabetes Blog – Grainne
by Grainne Flynn
2y ago
Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I'm joined by Noel Murphy from Dublin who was diagnosed with diabetes almost 20 years ago. Noel talks about his diagnosis and his journey up to the point, in 2018, where everything changed and the transformation in his life, especially his diabetes has been phenomenal. Enjoy! Noel previously featured in another Thriveabetes blog post in relation to his experience doing a DAFNE course in early 2020. You can read this post here. The videos are divided into two 17 minute videos for easier viewing and I hope you will provide some feedback in the com ..read more
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