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Are you a mum diagnosed with gestational diabetes or living with type 1 / type 2 diabetes? Researchers at the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE) want to understand your experience of living with diabetes and weight change during & after pregnancy through an online anonymous survey* We want to hear your experience if you: Are a Mum aged 18 years or above Had at least one full-term singleton baby within the last 3 years Have lived with type 1, type 2 diabetes during pregnancy or your last pregnancy was diagnosed with gestational diabetes *Estimated time to complete this online anonymous survey is 8-10 minutes Study has been approved by Ulster University's School of Biomedical Sciences Research Ethics Filter Committee (FCBMS-25-125-A) Contact research team for focus group details or further questions Scan here to take part Ms Samantha McCombe (PhD Researcher) McCombe-S1@ulster.ac.uk Dr Alyson Hill, RD (Chief Investigator) aj.hill@ulster.ac.uk Professor Alison Gallagher (Supervisor) am.gallagher@ulster.ac.uk NICHE| School of Biomedical Sciences | Ulster University Ulster University

Sharing a study to understand experience of #T1D, #T2D, #GDM & weight change during/after pregnancy among anyone who has been pregnant in the last 3 years.
You may register to join a focus group to identify ways to help future mums with #diabetes.

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#Louth #peersupport meetup for ppl living w/ #T1 #Diabetes in #ImperialHotel #Dundalk tonight @ 7pm till...🥳 #iredoc

If you live w/ #T1D come join us for da craic, sharing info, catching up where we're at in our lives (D lives included!!!), asking Qs, etc & sure we might have☕or 🍻🥂🍸🥃or 2...😜

DiaFight | Diabetes Games DiaFight is the ultimate diabetes game series where diaheroes battle diamonsters in an epic diabetes-themed world.

Sharing this for anyone who might be interested in a #diabetes card game developed by Prof Kath Barnard-Kelly, a psychologist who specialises in diabetes support

www.diafight.com

3 women and a man wearing Breakthrough T1D t-shirts while walking to raise funds for the diabetes charity

The @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social One Walk is happening in 2 weeks time. There will be lots of #NIdoc Dialovelies there so come along for the dander and the craic

The #NIdoc poster for the Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) Mental Health conference

The Public Health Agency Mental Health conference complete with name lanyards for Dawnie and Mary

Mary Murphy with the poster

On Thursday 29th May 2025, Mary Murphy presented a poster at the Public Health Agency conference on #MentalHealth we had put together from the #NIdoc peer support network. The poster demonstrates the efficacy of peer support for people living with #Type1Diabetes here in Northern Ireland #SquadGoals

You are invited to the 4th Annual #NIdoc Picnic in The Park Saturday 7th June 2025 from 1pm Moira Demesne BT67 ODS Bring your own picnic & blanket

Time for another Picnic In The Park #diabetes lads 💙💙💙

An ATTD speaker poster showing Dawnie. Text reads A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIABETES TECHNOLOGIES DURING PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE IN WOMEN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES 19 Wednesday (07:00-19:00)

⏰One week to go! I’m thrilled to be presenting at #ATTD2025 in Amsterdam!

Join me March 19-22 as we dive into the latest breakthroughs transforming diabetes care. Cutting-edge tech, game-changing research, and the future of treatment—all in one place.

#DiabetesCare #DiabetesConference

Muirhevnamir social circle is breaking the pandemic of loneliness By MARGARET RODDY 🇮🇪 is the loneliest place in🇪🇺according to a survey 🇪🇺Commission's Joint Research Centre which found that over 20% of respondents declared themselves "lonely"This is backed up by a research report by🇮🇪Life that found 1 out of 3 adults described themselves as "isolated" or "Lonely" People can find themselves experiencing loneliness for a rariety of reasons. They may be bereaved or divorced, their children may have grown up and left home, they may be recently retired or have moved lo a new community. One organisation in Co Louth that is helping to give people a way out of isolation is the Social Circle which meets in Muirhevamor Community Centre. At its core is a group of women. Janet says "We dont discriminate against anyone. We have people aged 23 to 86."There's an easy sense to the group who are determined to offer... to whoever wants to come. oneliness with chats, coffee, had a speaker from ALONE and 896 and we welcome anyone Siobhan Gaffney did a talk on diabetes. There is comaraderie among the as they share what th They regularly have anything means to them and the ble Dundalk every Tuesday. n Australia, she now lives in ap but decided after the sum- between fiifteen to thirty people it has brought to thei cure for the pandemic of Gerry did flower arranging. We Biddy, a Dundalk n going until November and ifthe ake place every Tuesday from living in Carrickmac says Janet. The Quay area of Dundalk with mer break that they would keep are their weekly meetings which en spent most of her life livin g They were just about to give she really enjoys While Janet Wintle McMul- diabetes. It's a time that suits everyone, ith other people e hnd craic. Not one to sit at home twid- numbers didn't pick up they 12.30pm to 2.30pm. They have, she S it was no surprise when she was band would organise some lect children or grandchildren. a "tight" group "We asked Biddy if her hus- especially…

or social king the onelineSs group taking part in' the social circle meeting in Muirhevnamor Community at the social circle meeting. nst anyone for the last tour and they are delighted to forge links with aged 23 to other groups. ne anyone maraderie among the women There's an easy sense of ca- me along, as they share what the group anything means to them and the benefits Eileen Clarke and Tina Elder. lar feature as Janet notes that AL ty people it has brought to their lives. Biddy, a Dundalk native now doesn't know what she'd do they can use techniques that gs which Susan was new to Dun- they have learned into practice lay from living in Carrickmacross, Says without the group. she really enjoys meeting up dalk, having moved here from to deal with stressful situations. They have lots of plans for eryone, with other people each week. They have, she says, become Leitrim, when she went to a a "tight group who all help meet and greet session with the coming months, including e to col- a visit to Dublin 's Glasnevin ildren. her husband. "We had a bit of a chat and cemetery on April 30 and the ) enjoy each other Annette is widow living in that was it. I went back the next Salt Caves in Balbriggan. a and They also meet up socially aewly Meigh near NewTy. "1 gave up working after week as I like meeting people. aden out working for 22 years but I didn't It's better than sitting at home from time to time outside the Tuesday meetings an really know anyone in Meigh as watching daytime television. "IfI hadn't joined the group, indication of the strong bonds int- I always went to Dundalk. It's nd great to have somewhere to go Td know nobody in Dundalk of friendship that they have "We do have a good laugh, developed. ry and to get out ofthe house, to be able to meet up with interesting says Janet, "I couldn't do it The Muirhevnamor Com- people. Otherwise 1 would be without the girls. It would be munity Social Circle meets S. sitting at home and the walls impossible," says Janet o…

What powerhouses Janet, Biddy, Gerry, Annette&Susan are🥳🙌🤩 #ByTheCommunityForTheCommunity

They invited me to come have chat about #diabetes in #SocialCircle #MuirhevnamorCommunityCentre & have come to support me at other diabetes and #womenshealth events in #Dundalk #Louth

#MnaAwesome mo chairde🫂

@nidoc.bsky.social there's aur Sarah 🥳🎉🤩💙

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WOMEN'S AID DUNDALK 24-Hour Helpline: 042-9333244 CHARITY RAFFLE AT OUR CAKE & COFFEE MORNING! Be in with a chance of winning one of many amazing prizes by entering our raffle which will raise funds for Woman's Aid Dundalk Tickets are not at a set price but rather a donation of your choosing! DATE SUNDAY 6TH OF APRIL TIME 11AM-1PM LOCATION MUIRHEYNAMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Raffle will be held at a coffee and cake morning where there will be plenty of tea , coffee and cake to go around! TO PURCHASE YOUR RAFFLE TICKET CONTACT GAVIN @ 0831199909

#Fundraiser event for #WomansAid #Dundalk in #MuirhevnamorCommunityCentre as follows:

Date: 6 April 2025
Time: 11am-1pm

🫖🍵☕🍰🍥🧁🥮with lots of chats followed by a raffle with lots of prizes🥳

#Awareness #Charity

A girl I remember well coming to the shop as a child does ‘The Big Interview’ in this morning’s @News_Letter Her father Big Ken Reid was a very popular customer at my shop for over 30yrs and Sarah came along on many occasions …. #BuyANewspaper

A mural of St Brigid on wall outside church on Bridge Street Dundalk

Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh ó Dún Dealgan🎉

#StBrigidsDay
#Spéirghorm

Save The Date Global Diabetes Conference 22-23 February 2025

If you haven’t already heard, there’s a global diabetes conference organised by people living with diabetes for people living with diabetes. You can find out more and sign up to attend using this link
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#Belfast walked da legs outta #100daysofwalking #365daysofwalking inniu🤩Am don bia agus deoch😂

YouTube video by #DiabetesChat #DiabetesChat - Liam Eaglestone

Here's last night's #DiabetesChat with @liameaglestone.bsky.social @loopingntheloup.bsky.social & Tom.

We talked about t1 parenting, his own diagnosis, open source looping with Trio, the Steve Morgan Foundation, the Grand Challenge, Together Type 1 & peer support.

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This wouldn’t do us #NIdoc wans any harm either 🎄

Watch the official music video cover of "O Holy Night" by #DiabetesChat and sung by James Ridgeway in spirit of Christmas and the importance of Diabetes Peer Support. The video involves pictures from people from the Diabetes Community from all around the world. Merry Christmas one and all 💙💙💙 - - - - - Links - - - - - For more information, follow #DiabetesChat on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/diabetes_chat #DiabetesChat website: https://www.diabeteschat.net/ We are also fundraising for JDRF. If you can help; you can find out more information here: https://donate.jdrf.org.uk/?dontype=single&source=referral&medium=social&campaign=xmas_song O Holy Night - Diabetes Community Christmas Video

Last December we released a music video cover of "O Holy Night" by #DiabetesChat and sung by James Ridgeway in spirit of Christmas and the importance of Diabetes Peer Support.

The video involves pictures from people from the Diabetes Community.

#DiabetesChat - Liam Eaglestone #DiabetesChat

Tomorrow's #DiabetesChat 🎧💬🎙️💙

Women encouraged to take part in NI-wide health survey Women across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to take part in a survey focusing on their health needs and the challenges around women’s

Gals who live in #NorthernIreland, have you seen this Department of Health NI #survey about #WomensHealth?
If you’re frustrated by service deficits or you think the service provision could be better please take a few minutes to complete it
www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/women-e...

Do any of my followers themselves, or if not know someone, who could help design a study to look at impact of menstrual cycle hormone levels on amino acid levels? And adult metabolic clinic who may be interested to collaborate/recruit participants? Please DM me. @jimd-editors.bsky.social

Women's health hubs 'essential for NI patients' Women's health hubs are currently being rolled out in England as part of a strategy launched in 2022.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You stealing @moodwife.bsky.social glucose graphs? 🤣🤣🤣

Guest Speaker Chats Our Podcast Archive This is the archive of our Guest Speaker Chat's. You can listen back by clicking a image below.

🎧 On our website you can listen back to every #DiabetesChat guest speaker chat.

You can also use the hashtags to find relevant chats on similar topics.

Is there any topic you want us to talk more about in 2025?

www.diabeteschat.net/guest-speake...

That is no small achievement 🫂
This looks amazing 🤩

Northern Ireland context: • Northern Ireland has the highest proportion of the population living in poverty in the UK. • Socioeconomic deprivation in NI is a significant factor in the health and wellbeing of the population. • Household incomes and productivity levels are lower than the UK average (-17.9% and -14.1% respectively) and NI's gross disposable household income in 2021 was £17,340; lower than Wales (£18,038), Scotland (£19,630) and England (£22,213). • The largest proportion of births is to women living in the most deprived quintiles, ranging from 21.3% of all births in Q1 (most deprived) to 17% in Q5 (least deprived). • Most women giving birth in NI are recorded as White; approximately 95% in 2021/22. In 2021, there was an increase in babies born to mothers bom outside of the UK or Ireland and approximately 10% of births in 2013 were to mothers born outside of the UK or Ireland in comparison to less than 4% in 2002 DoH

Context continued: • Smoking at booking is less likely in first time mothers, women from ethnic minorities, and women living in the least deprived quintile: 4.4% in the least deprived compared with 23.2% in the most deprived. • The proportion of pregnant women who presented at booking with a normal BMI (18.50-24.99 kg/m2) declined from 48% (n=11,526) in 2013 to 39.6% (n=8066) in 2022 across all HSC Trusts in NI, representing a steady annual decrease. • More than 38% of woman now have their labour induced. more than 40% have a caesarean birth. While similar to other UK countries and the Republic of Ireland, these rates are out of step with similar countries internationally. DoH www.heaRh-ni.gov.uk

EUROPEAN MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION There is a gender trifecta, which is why midwifery is so profoundly underpaid. The people who are providing the care and the people who are receiving the care are so deeply affected by gender. Juana Berinstein/ POLICY ADVOCACY. COMUNICATIONS, NEGOTIATIONS, AND STRATEGY ROOTE IN SYSTEMS CHANGE

Issues affecting #midwifery & #maternityservices in Northern Ireland highlight key aspects of the gender trifecta seen across #Europe. #Deprivation & #disparity aren’t modifiable factors. Hopefully Mary Renfrew’s report will help #midwives to provide services #women, #families & #communities deserve

Today is November 20...birthday of James Collip

One of the unsung heroes in discovery of #Insulin-he helped to purify insulin for use in humans

Also credited with one of the very first descriptions of hypoglycaemia & its treatment with glucose solution

Amazing!!! #Diabetes

#gbdoc 💙

We have made a #DiabetesChat connections 'Starter Pack'.

We will continue to add diabetes peer support groups, healthcare professionals, diabetes organisations and advocates for you to follow and see their posts.

Hope you find it helpful 🙂

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