The first-ever Diabetes Technology Network (DTN) Ireland meeting took place on May 23rd in Dublin and was hosted by Diabetes Ireland. Gráinne and Ken Barclay from Thriveabetes attended the event as Diabetes Ireland volunteers, and Ken was an invited speaker. This blog post is a brief overview of the day’s highlights.

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. This post is a brief summary of the day.

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! Here’s the complete list of interviews

Today I'm with Philip Short and his 15 years old (16 in September) son, Theo. Theo was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013 when he was 7 years old. In this interview both Theo and Philip share the diagnosis background. We talk about school, pumps, CGMs and clinics.

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.

Thriveabetes interview with Síofra Kelleher, from Sligo who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September 2010 and diagnosed with Coeliac disease shortly afterwards. She is currently studying studying Business Information Systems in University College Cork and is now aged 21 and we covered 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.

Interview with Janie Lazar from Dublin was misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2016 and correctly diagnosed with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults LADA / Type 1.5 in 2018. Janie's story is about more than diabetes, she has twice survived cancer: 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.

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.