Diabetes in Ireland, Diabetes Ireland, diabetes support, Diabetes Awareness
Grainne Flynn
Diabetes Awareness: What, Why, How, Who

There are lots of people on social media doing their bit for diabetes awareness, and this is fantastic. However, raising awareness seems to be a big buzzword these days, but what does that really mean, and how do we raise awareness of something effectively? Should I do it by sharing a random image on my Facebook feed that doesn’t tell any of my friends anything at all? Or should I use my social media to share information?

Grainne Flynn
Insulin Pump Use in Ireland

In this post, I will provide a short summary of the information revealed from parliamentary question responses on how many people in Ireland use insulin pumps, what clinics provide them as a treatment option and how many new pump starts are done each year.

Insulin Pump Use in Ireland
Newly Diagnosed Type 1...
Grainne Flynn
Adjusting to Life with Diabetes

My diabetes diagnosis shattered my confidence in my ability to take care of myself, and my plan quickly became to just get through the rest of the term, move home for the summer to my previous summer job and figure the rest out over the summer. Adjusting to my new normal of living with diabetes began while I was still in hospital, or did it?

Adjusting to Life with Diabetes
Grainne Flynn
My Diabetes Diagnosis

I realised last year that in all the blog posts I’d done these last 13 years, I have never shared my diagnosis story, so here it goes. My diabetes diagnosis is not unique; many of my friends with diabetes share similar experiences; however, some people end up very ill and may have spent time in intensive care units in hospitals. Thankfully this was not the case for me, but I did feel like I was dying.

My Diabetes Diagnosis
Grainne Flynn
Flash and CGM Uptake in Ireland 2022

The purpose of the document is to provide an estimate of the number of people who are using HSE-funded Flash and CGMs in Ireland and to prompt a discussion around access equality. I believe we need to talk about how fair it is that so many are approved for HSE funding and why some people are still being made to pay.

Flash and CGM Uptake in Ireland 2022

Littlewoods Irish blog awards

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Irish Blog Awards Long list

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Aaaageees ago you may remember that I ask for you to nominate this blog and the Thriveabetes blog for an Irish Blog Award. Well, guess what!!!! We all made the long list!!! Both Thriveabetes and Blood Sugar Trampoline are in the Best Health & Wellbeing Blog category. And Blood Sugar Trampoline is also in the Best Blog Post category. I'm afraid I could not pick from all the amazing blog posts from all of you to nominate one for Thriveabetes.

So what's next in this award process.

Well, now I have to wait and see if we make it onto the short list and the judging criteria for this is;

  • Is the blog regularly updated (at least once a month on average)? Yes
  • Does the design support or interfere with the reading experience? Yes & No, I think?
  • Is the blogger passionate about and knowledgeable about the subject? YES! YES!!!! and YES!
  • How easy is the blog to navigate? Uuumm yees?
  • Is the blog responsive to PC, mobile and tablet browsing? Yes

If we make the short list the next stage will be some of the dreaded Public Voting. And I suck at it!!!

"The shortlisted blogs will be opened up to a Public Vote so the more you promote your entry the better. The Public Vote is worth 20% of the overall mark (the other 80% is decided by our judging panel). To help you out we will send you “vote now” buttons which you can use on your blog and social media." from the Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards webpage.

While awards don't make the blog it would be nice to create more awareness of diabetes and the support available for people living with diabetes. You can never have enough awareness, and that is for sure.

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