Sugar Surfing Winners!

Last week we announced that we had 4 copies of the book "Sugar Surfing - How to manage Type 1 Diabetes in a Modern World" to giveaway. Kevin McMahon, co-author of “Sugar Surfing” very kindly donated the 4 copies of the book to us. Kevin was one of our speakers at Thriveabetes 2015 in Maynooth. He is a diabetes dad, his daughter, Darby, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2001. The Thriveabetes team would like to extend their thanks to Kevin for this generous gift.

I would like to thank everyone who completed the survey to enter. The results were very interesting and we will publish them in the coming weeks. 

And the winners are:

• Teri Byrne
• Ramona Lasch
• Evelyn O'Leary
• Cliodhna Hyland

Congratulations to all 4 and I will be in touch in the next couple of days to get your mailing addresses and get your copies of Sugar Surfing out to you.

I would also like to mention that in the coming weeks we will be running a Thriveabetes Fundraiser Raffle with free Thriveabetes Tickets on offer to volunteer ticket sellers. If you are interested in this opportunity please email me at Grainne@thriveabetes.ie

Or if you would like to donate a prize to add to the two fab prizes we already have?

Strength in Numbers @ NUIG

Do you have Type 1 Diabetes? Are you aged between 18 and 25 years?

The National University Hospital in Galway are organising a conference for you, called Strength in Numbers on the 23^rd of June 2016.

This conference aims to bring together service providers, policy makers, researchers and young adults with type 1 diabetes to share and develop new approaches to diabetes management.

Registration will open in March 2016”.

I don't have any more details for you at this time but in the meantime you can join the conversation on twitter using #T1DSINs2016.

Have you had any political canvassers?

Election 2016 is right around the corner and we have had political candidates treading the pavements to our doors.

I answered the door to my very first canvasser last week and I got so lucky-it was the election candidate himself.

Unfortunately I was not prepared. But I was not about to miss this opportunity.

After he introduced himself, I introduced myself; telling him that I was the face behind the emails about the newly published model of care for children with type 1 diabetes. See more about the HSE's Paediatric Model of Care here. And that if elected I would be following up with him on what he can do to ensure these recommendations are implemented.

I also told him that when the Model of Care document was published for Adults in June 2016 with diabetes I would doing the same.

We had a good conversation - more than he bargained I think? I hope you guys do better than I did?

If you are not sure what questions you want to ask your election candidates; Diabetes Ireland published some suggestions for you in their most recent members' magazine with some more information. I have edited them a little.

Questions for your Election 2016 hopeful.

Model of Care for Paediatric Diabetes;

1. What will you do to make sure the HSE's Paediatric Model of Care recommendations are implemented in my area?
2. What will you do to ensure that my child's local diabetes team if fully resourced with all the healthcare professional they require to help my child thrive with type 1 diabetes?
3. This one is very important; What can I do to help you do all of this?

Model of Care for Adult Diabetes;

1. The HSE's Model of Care for Adults with Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes is due for publication in June 2016; what will you do to make sure this happens?
2. What will you do to make sure the HSE's Model of Care for me, an adult living with diabetes, recommendations are implemented in my area?
3. What will you do to ensure that my local diabetes team if fully resourced with all the healthcare professional they require to help my child thrive with type 1 diabetes?
4. This one is very important; What can I do to help you do all of this?