Exhibitors at Thriveabetes 2026

Thriveabetes would not be possible without our exhibitors and sponsors.

The cost of the Thriveabetes Events is partially funded through corporate sponsorship, Exhibitors, and education grants (60%).

Thank you to our gold sponsors

If you are attending Thriveabetes on Saturday, April 18, please visit them, get to know them, and make sure they are ALL very, very busy and come back again next time!

Bronze Exhibitors

In addition to our Gold Exhibitors, we have our bronze exhibitors, offer a diverse range of supports for people living with type 1 diabetes, including fitness coaching, community advocacy, creative workshops for young people, innovative diabetes tech solutions, glucose monitoring systems, adaptive clothing designed for wearers of diabetes devices, fast-acting glucose products, vitamins and supplements, and specialist pharmaceutical offerings.

Our Bronze Exhibitors are:

Catherine Brady – Fitness Coach

Catherine, who many of you will remember as a speaker at our 2024 event, joins us this year as an exhibitor. Catherine is passionate about empowering people with type 1 diabetes to feel confident and strong in their bodies.

Find Catherine Brady on Instagram @diabeticcatherine

Crazy about Diabetes / Erin Dolan

Erin Dolan is a certified health coach with a passion for helping individuals manage diabetes. With over 30 years of experience living with Type 1 diabetes, she offers customized wellness programs that focus on nutrition, holistic well-being, and expert coaching.

Find Erin Dolan at: CrazyAboutDiabetes.com

Helium (Formerly Helium Arts) – Inspiring Life through Art

For young people with long-term physical health conditions like diabetes, epilepsy, spina bifida, heart conditions, juvenile arthritis, rare conditions, and more.

No matter what challenges you face, our free workshops – online or in-person – give young people aged 6-16 the chance to get creative, make friends and have fun, with professional artists, caring volunteers, and medical support nearby.

Find Helium at: Helium.ie

Innovation Zed - Unparalleled support for MDI therapy

This Dublin based company provides the SAOR diabetes management system, which allows MDI users to automatically capture insulin injection events on both bolus and basal insulin pens in real-time.

Find Innovation Zed at: InnovationZed.com

Lewcose - Simple, colour-changing light for CGM users

Glowcose is a smart diabetes monitoring device that keeps you aware without checking your phone.

Find Lewcose at: Lewcose.com

LifeScan – OneTouch Glucose Meters

LifeScan will be showcasing their OneTouch blood glucose monitoring systems and sharing information about their latest products.

Find Lifescan at: OneTouch.com

MUDE Adaptive Clothing

MUDE have recently launched their new base-layer clothing line designed to work with your body, your devices, and your style — thoughtfully created with people wearing diabetes tech in mind.

Find MUDE at: MudeClothing.com

Pamex (Mayo) Irish Distributors of Lift Glucose Products

Pamex are the Irish distributors of Lift Glucose products and are based in Co. Mayo. They also supply a range of vitamins and supplements directly to customers.

Find Pamex at: PamexShop.ie

Windzor Pharma - Distributor of GlucoRX HCT Glucose and Ketone Test strips and the GlucoRx Aidex CGM

Find Windzor at: WindzorPharma.com

Diabetes Research Poster Exhibit

The Thriveabetes “Diabetes Researchers Poster Display” was launched at our 2023 event and was so successful that we are making it a permanent feature of our events.

This year, we have 7 research posters on display, accompanied by the researchers working on these projects, who would be thrilled to talk to you and hear your thoughts and feedback on their work. Please warmly welcome and ask questions of our diabetes researchers.

The years Research posters are:

Diabetes & mental health are connected

University College Dublin. Authors: Jaroslav Gottfried, Sonya Deschênes, Siobhan Power.

All across Europe, diabetes is connected with depressive symptoms, and this connection does not change regardless of people‘s gender, age, physical activity, or smoking habits. In Ireland, people with diabetes reported that their mental health would benefit from peer support, emotional support from GPs, and empathetic understanding from other people.

Using CGM Data to Understand and Predict Blood Sugar Changes

Atlantic Technological University Sligo. Authors: Faizan Munawar, John Donovan, Etain Kiely, Konrad Mulrennan.

This work presents a data analysis framework that transforms continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data into time series suitable for advanced analysis. Using rolling windows to generate glycaemic variability time series, the framework enables the study of trends, seasonality, and their strengths, as well as forecasting. This approach opens new opportunities to examine long-term patterns in diabetes data and supports the development of more adaptive, data-driven management strategies.

Building a National Diabetes Registry for Ireland

National Diabetes Registry Team: Dervla Kennedy, Fiona Macnair, Angel George and Sean Dinneen,

To inform policy around diabetes care in Ireland it is essential to know how many people live with diabetes, what is happening to the population size and how outcomes compare with other health services. The National Diabetes Registry (NDR) team, established in 2025, will provide an overview of how they are approaching the task of establishing a registry including opportunities for people with lived experience of diabetes to get involved in the work.

The Diabetes Data Rights Charter

University College Dublin. Authors: Shane O’Donnell, Louise Hatherall, Hanne Ballhausen, Holly Hayes, Bryan Cleal and Muireann Quigley,

Data generated by diabetes devices are fundamental to the care and long-term health of people with diabetes. Yet, despite their centrality, users of these devices do not have full access to and control over the data their bodies generate. The aim of this project is to develop a Charter that asserts the data rights of people with diabetes (PwD).The Charter articulates principles that stakeholders should consider to enable PwD to exercise control over their diabetes data.

Lessons from Co-Designing Diabetes Research with Young Adults

University of Galway, D1 Now Young Adult Panel. D1 Now Young Adult Panel Mentors: Dr Aswathi Surendran, Dr Eimear Morrissey, Prof Molly Byrne, Prof Sean Dinneen,

This poster shares learning from creating young adult-friendly materials for a type 1 diabetes study in Ireland. It shows how young adults shaped recruitment, co-designed study materials, and guided website content to be clearer, more relatable, and more trustworthy. The work highlights practical, transferable lessons for organisations and researchers aiming to involve young adults in diabetes research.

Imperfect Days Documentary

HRB Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network: Christine Newman, Seamus Sreenan, Sharon Conway, Mary Deely, Kenny Gaughan, Claire Riordan, Wendy Landers, David Qualter, Laura Qualter, Ruth Alejandra Huerta Sinesio, Beenu Maria Joseph, Fidelma Dunne,

Imperfect Days is a documentary sharing the real-life impact of clinical trials through the voices of people living with diabetes. Told with warmth, sensitivity, and a touch of humour, it follows the everyday realities of managing diabetes. The film also shows how clinical trials and patient and public involvement (PPI) are helping to shape better diabetes care. Together, researchers and communities are improving research practice and helping to shape research priorities around what truly matters.

Language Matters Ireland - A Position Statement for Healthcare Professionals

The Diabetes Language Matters Ireland Working Group: Breen C, Powell S, Patterson E, Finnegan M, McInerney A, Flynn G, Coyle A, Gajewska K, Kavanagh H, Cunningham D, Lowe J, Kelly, B, Morrissey EC, Keighron C, Murphy M, Devine L, Deasy N, Forde R, Creaven AM, Lowry M, Birney S, Deschenes S, Griffin TP,

This work explains how the language used in healthcare can effect the experiences and outcomes of people with diabetes. Drawing on international and Irish research, it shows how stigmatising language increases distress and undermines self‑management. It offers practical, person‑centred Language Matters communication principles, encouraging the use of respectful, supportive communication, reflective practice, empathy, accuracy, and collaboration at every point in healthcare interactions

Diabetes Community Partners

We are proud to collaborate with DAFNE Ireland, Diabetes Ireland, and Diabetes UK Northern Ireland as trusted community partners who support, educate, and advocate for people living with diabetes across Ireland and Northern Ireland.