Dawnie
@moodwife.bsky.social
Still don’t know what to be when I grow up... 🧚🏼♀️ #FeralT1D #AndroidAPS #HybridHuman, #midwife, mother of sons and no time to sleep
Impact of diabetes mellitus on the menopausal experience: A scoping review - Black - 2026 - Diabetic Medicine - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Thank you to everyone who made this possible 💙
Thank you to everyone who made this possible 💙
<em>Diabetic Medicine</em> | Diabetes UK Journal | Wiley Online Library
Aims To identify, appraise and synthesise the current evidence relating to symptoms, experiences, management and impact of menopause on QoL among women with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 7, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Impact of diabetes mellitus on the menopausal experience: A scoping review - Black - 2026 - Diabetic Medicine - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Thank you to everyone who made this possible 💙
Thank you to everyone who made this possible 💙
Ladies living with #type1diabetes in any of the 32 counties of Ireland this one is for you!
September 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Ladies living with #type1diabetes in any of the 32 counties of Ireland this one is for you!
There is something very special about having communities who are willing to listen, collaborate and ultimately make good things happen. @menopausemithers.bsky.social voices were a big part of this @diabetesuk.bsky.social funded Ulster University research project
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🔗 doi.org/10.1111/dme....
August 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
There is something very special about having communities who are willing to listen, collaborate and ultimately make good things happen. @menopausemithers.bsky.social voices were a big part of this @diabetesuk.bsky.social funded Ulster University research project
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🔗 doi.org/10.1111/dme....
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🔗 doi.org/10.1111/dme....
Wellness weekend for women living with diabetes offering a blend of clinical advice & support, sharing lived experience, wellbeing, stillness & nature in a historic setting with forest trails
18th–20th September in Oxford
www.drwf.org.uk/news-and-events/events/gaia-women-s-wellness-weekend/
18th–20th September in Oxford
www.drwf.org.uk/news-and-events/events/gaia-women-s-wellness-weekend/
Wellness weekend for women with diabetes - Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation
The Gaia women's wellness weekend offers a blend of diabetes advice, the sharing of lived experience, wellbeing, and support in the stillness and nature.
www.drwf.org.uk
July 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Wellness weekend for women living with diabetes offering a blend of clinical advice & support, sharing lived experience, wellbeing, stillness & nature in a historic setting with forest trails
18th–20th September in Oxford
www.drwf.org.uk/news-and-events/events/gaia-women-s-wellness-weekend/
18th–20th September in Oxford
www.drwf.org.uk/news-and-events/events/gaia-women-s-wellness-weekend/
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It’s GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi Final Weekend!
How many Gaelic Football players do you know at any level who also live with Type 1 Diabetes?
We found a couple.
Do you know if there are more?
Post in the comments or tag them.
#SpeirGorm #GAA #LouthvMayo #DublinvKerry
How many Gaelic Football players do you know at any level who also live with Type 1 Diabetes?
We found a couple.
Do you know if there are more?
Post in the comments or tag them.
#SpeirGorm #GAA #LouthvMayo #DublinvKerry
July 13, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Reposted by Dawnie
Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship?
Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him.
Gift link
Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him.
Gift link
Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship?
Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him.
Gift link
Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him.
Gift link
If you are finding there’s no support for your menopause symptoms, do have a look at this interview with Roisín & Karen from Menopause Together NI
@menopausemithers.bsky.social
@blackmenopause.bsky.social
www.itv.com/watch/news/t...
@menopausemithers.bsky.social
@blackmenopause.bsky.social
www.itv.com/watch/news/t...
www.itv.com
March 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
If you are finding there’s no support for your menopause symptoms, do have a look at this interview with Roisín & Karen from Menopause Together NI
@menopausemithers.bsky.social
@blackmenopause.bsky.social
www.itv.com/watch/news/t...
@menopausemithers.bsky.social
@blackmenopause.bsky.social
www.itv.com/watch/news/t...
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#menopause #perimenopause coverage is like news coverage over-lit in some places, pitch black in others. If you’re not white, mid‑class and middle‑aged, the spotlight rarely points your way.
March 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#menopause #perimenopause coverage is like news coverage over-lit in some places, pitch black in others. If you’re not white, mid‑class and middle‑aged, the spotlight rarely points your way.
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📣 The IDF Europe Annual Report 2025 is out!
🙌 2025 was another active and impactful year for the #diabetes community, as we strengthened our collective voice and continued advocating for people living with diabetes and those at risk.
➡️Annual report: idf.org/europe/media...
🙌 2025 was another active and impactful year for the #diabetes community, as we strengthened our collective voice and continued advocating for people living with diabetes and those at risk.
➡️Annual report: idf.org/europe/media...
March 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
📣 The IDF Europe Annual Report 2025 is out!
🙌 2025 was another active and impactful year for the #diabetes community, as we strengthened our collective voice and continued advocating for people living with diabetes and those at risk.
➡️Annual report: idf.org/europe/media...
🙌 2025 was another active and impactful year for the #diabetes community, as we strengthened our collective voice and continued advocating for people living with diabetes and those at risk.
➡️Annual report: idf.org/europe/media...
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March 7, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Looking forward to attending this symposium
🙌 Two weeks to go! Are you attending the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) Conference in Barcelona? Don't miss our symposium on March 13: "From #diabetes detection to cure: turning vision into reality".
➡️ Discover the programme: idf.org/europe/event...
➡️ Discover the programme: idf.org/europe/event...
🙌 Are you attending #ATTD2026? Don't miss our symposium: "From diabetes detection to cure: turning vision into reality".
We will explore how innovation and early intervention can improve outcomes for people living with, or at risk of, #diabetes.
👉 Read more: idf.org/europe/event...
We will explore how innovation and early intervention can improve outcomes for people living with, or at risk of, #diabetes.
👉 Read more: idf.org/europe/event...
February 25, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Looking forward to attending this symposium
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⚖️On World Day of Social Justice, we highlight the importance of addressing the social determinants that shape health & wellbeing, including access to fair #employment and supportive working environments for PwD.
📣Workplaces should be spaces of opportunity, dignity & inclusion.
📣Workplaces should be spaces of opportunity, dignity & inclusion.
February 20, 2026 at 8:32 AM
⚖️On World Day of Social Justice, we highlight the importance of addressing the social determinants that shape health & wellbeing, including access to fair #employment and supportive working environments for PwD.
📣Workplaces should be spaces of opportunity, dignity & inclusion.
📣Workplaces should be spaces of opportunity, dignity & inclusion.
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Fabulous to see quite a few #diabetes, #menustration #menstrual cycle (and #womenshealth in general) projects @ 2026 Stripe #YSTE 🙌
💯% this caught my eye " #Menopause, Mind, and Medicine: The Hidden Toll of the Silent Change"🤩
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad 😍
stripeyste.com/qualified-pr...
💯% this caught my eye " #Menopause, Mind, and Medicine: The Hidden Toll of the Silent Change"🤩
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad 😍
stripeyste.com/qualified-pr...
Qualified Projects
stripeyste.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Fabulous to see quite a few #diabetes, #menustration #menstrual cycle (and #womenshealth in general) projects @ 2026 Stripe #YSTE 🙌
💯% this caught my eye " #Menopause, Mind, and Medicine: The Hidden Toll of the Silent Change"🤩
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad 😍
stripeyste.com/qualified-pr...
💯% this caught my eye " #Menopause, Mind, and Medicine: The Hidden Toll of the Silent Change"🤩
Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh siad 😍
stripeyste.com/qualified-pr...
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🙌Join us tomorrow for “The sound of diabetes”, an event designed by our YOURAH Network and hosted by MEP Peter Agius, on the occasion of #WorldDiabetesDay.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🙌Join us tomorrow for “The sound of diabetes”, an event designed by our YOURAH Network and hosted by MEP Peter Agius, on the occasion of #WorldDiabetesDay.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
🧠Diabetes advocates, other experts and policymakers will discuss the need to embed mental health into diabetes care.
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🙌 Discover how we will celebrate World Diabetes Day 2025 (#WDD2025)!
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🙌 Discover how we will celebrate World Diabetes Day 2025 (#WDD2025)!
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
➡ Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1jnA7...
👉 Visit our WDD campaign page: idf.org/europe/what-...
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There’s a #Menopause and #Autism online event happening in December.
Please find details in the link below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-men...
Please find details in the link below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-men...
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There’s a #Menopause and #Autism online event happening in December.
Please find details in the link below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-men...
Please find details in the link below
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-men...
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Women living with diabetes face unique challenges that are often overlooked in diabetes care, research and innovation.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Women living with diabetes face unique challenges that are often overlooked in diabetes care, research and innovation.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
🌍Join us at the European Parliament on Nov 13: Towards a Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Strategy in Diabetes: Understanding Women’s Health Across the Life Course.
Sharing this #menopause & #diabetes #research again for those who living in the UK. It would be great to have input from those in 🏴 & 🏴, those with #T2D, and those from #globalmajority backgrounds.
Please share with your communities
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
Please share with your communities
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sharing this #menopause & #diabetes #research again for those who living in the UK. It would be great to have input from those in 🏴 & 🏴, those with #T2D, and those from #globalmajority backgrounds.
Please share with your communities
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
Please share with your communities
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
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.
redcap.science.ulster.ac.uk/redcap/surve...
You may register to join a focus group to identify ways to help future mums with #diabetes.
redcap.science.ulster.ac.uk/redcap/surve...
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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.
redcap.science.ulster.ac.uk/redcap/surve...
You may register to join a focus group to identify ways to help future mums with #diabetes.
redcap.science.ulster.ac.uk/redcap/surve...
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Reposted by Dawnie
The Ulster University Menopause Survey is live 🥳
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
This is for anyone in the UK, aged 35-65 who has ever menstruated and experienced #perimenopause or #menopause, with or without #diabetes
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
@blackmenopause.bsky.social @menopausecafe.bsky.social @menopausesociety.bsky.social @menopauseni.bsky.social
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
@blackmenopause.bsky.social @menopausecafe.bsky.social @menopausesociety.bsky.social @menopauseni.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Ulster University Menopause Survey is live 🥳
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
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🩸Postpartum haemorrhage kills 45,000 mothers each year.
New guidelines from @who.int, #FIGO & @internationalmidwives.org lower the diagnosis threshold to 300ml blood loss—enabling faster treatment & saving lives.
A global call to action launched at #FIGO2025.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
New guidelines from @who.int, #FIGO & @internationalmidwives.org lower the diagnosis threshold to 300ml blood loss—enabling faster treatment & saving lives.
A global call to action launched at #FIGO2025.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
New Guidelines Recommend Lower Bleeding Threshold To Diagnose Postpartum Haemorrhage - Health Policy Watch
Women who lose 300ml of blood after giving birth should be diagnosed with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) according to new guidelines published by the World
healthpolicy-watch.news
October 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
🩸Postpartum haemorrhage kills 45,000 mothers each year.
New guidelines from @who.int, #FIGO & @internationalmidwives.org lower the diagnosis threshold to 300ml blood loss—enabling faster treatment & saving lives.
A global call to action launched at #FIGO2025.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
New guidelines from @who.int, #FIGO & @internationalmidwives.org lower the diagnosis threshold to 300ml blood loss—enabling faster treatment & saving lives.
A global call to action launched at #FIGO2025.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
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When #perimenopause # menopause support reflects true diversity, people gain agency to ask for the help that fits their lives.
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
When #perimenopause # menopause support reflects true diversity, people gain agency to ask for the help that fits their lives.
The Ulster University Menopause Survey is live 🥳
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
This is for anyone in the UK, aged 35-65 who has ever menstruated and experienced #perimenopause or #menopause, with or without #diabetes
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
@blackmenopause.bsky.social @menopausecafe.bsky.social @menopausesociety.bsky.social @menopauseni.bsky.social
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/uls...
@blackmenopause.bsky.social @menopausecafe.bsky.social @menopausesociety.bsky.social @menopauseni.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Ulster University Menopause Survey is live 🥳
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social
It’s open to anyone living in the UK who has experience of #perimenopause or #menopause, living with or without #diabetes
The team are very keen to hear the experiences of black and brown women to help address gaps in care
@drnighatarif.bsky.social