Grainne Flynn
Thriveabetes 2023: not a conference, a community

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.

Thriveabetes 2023: not a conference, a community

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Insulin Pump Uptake in Ireland with Kate Gajewska

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Insulin Pump Uptake in Ireland with Kate Gajewska

Welcome to another Thriveabetes interview. Today I had a chance to catch up with Kate (Katarzyna) Gajewska. Kate was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 16 months old over 30 years ago. Between 2015 and 2020, Kate undertook her PhD looking at the access to insulin pump therapy in Ireland. She submitted her PhD thesis a couple of weeks ago and in the last couple of months has had some of her findings published.

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring CGM Updated

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring CGM Updated

UPDATED - 04 April, 2019: There is a lot of interest these days in Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and how beneficial they are to help manage type 1 diabetes. In this post I have included information about what CGM devices are available in Ireland and if they are funded by the HSE

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring CGM

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring CGM

UPDATED - 04 April, 2019: There is a lot of interest these days in Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and how beneficial they are to help manage type 1 diabetes. In this post I have included information about:

  • What are Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and how do they work

  • CGM devices available in Ireland

  • CGM Qualifying Criteria for funding from the HSE