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ipagscot.bsky.social
We have emailed Dexcom re the letters being received in NHS Lothian

I have also contacted my DSN who is supporting the Action4Diabetes #Ride4T1 event in Inverness on Wednesday 16th September

We have also met with Amy at @omnipod.bsky.social Can’t wait to share our plans. 2/2

#GBDoc#DiabetesChat
September 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
ipagscot.bsky.social
It’s been a busy couple of week.

We have been emailing MSPs to see if we can arrange a meeting to highlight our cause. To see if we can find some T1 Diabetes Champions in the Scottish Parliaments?

We have a few meeting on the books. If you email your MSP 1/2
#GBDoc #DiabetesChat
September 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
thriveabetes.bsky.social
Do you ever pick up your phone to give yourself insulin…
…and get distracted by your WhatsApp messages? 😩📱

Then later you remember…
🤔 oh wait, I actually give myself the insulin?

Yep, that me 🙋 🙈

Gráinne 💙
#DiabetesLife

#SpeirGorm #DiabetesTech #InsulinPump #NIDOC #GBDOC #IEDOC #T1D
August 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
dsnforumuk.bsky.social
Hello 👋🏻 BlueSky people!!

We ventured over here..

Say 👋🏻 if you came too!

Follow us for all things:
▶️ diabetes specialist nursing
▶️diabetes updates
▶️leadership & nursing
▶️diabetes support & networking

#gbdoc #diabetes #CNS #nursing
November 16, 2024 at 9:29 AM
lazaruslife.bsky.social
I love the #NHS - kept me alive thru my #T1D for nearly 50 yrs. But I'm about to make a formal complaint 😟
GP keeps refusing to issue insulin repeats as they haven't seen me to ensure I still require the drug 🤦‍♀️ despite hospital clinic sharing my notes twice yrly. SO frustrating & such a waste #gbdoc
February 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
lazaruslife.bsky.social
Really disappointing that an article by a *quality* newspaper can't be accurate - please make the distinction "Type 2" #diabetes can be increased by poor diet & sugary drinks. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that can't be prevented by lifestyle or diet
#gbdoc
January 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
lazaruslife.bsky.social
Merry Christmas all my pancreatically-challenged gang - remember there's no such thing as the wrong food, only the wrong insulin 😁
Yes - we are sure we can eat that 😋
#T1D #gbdoc
December 23, 2024 at 2:17 PM
lazaruslife.bsky.social
Lesser-known side effect of diabetes? Life's more expensive! Have annoying chesty cough so ask chemist for advice - full-fat medicine inc sugar is £3.99, sugar-free version is £9 - NINE pounds! Outrageous difference 😱 we need a petition against the economic discrimination of us with #T1D #gbdoc
December 13, 2024 at 4:56 PM
lazaruslife.bsky.social
Do we have a #T1D hang on here yet? Long suspected that new Dexcoms significantly under-measure BGs so I wore 2 together for 12 hrs: lower line shows vvv low overnight and now just catching up with "real" BG (showing 5.2 on fingerprick).
Beware those early hours! 🤔
#gbdoc
November 20, 2024 at 10:47 AM
richarde500.bsky.social
A week on from starting with the freestyle #libre2plus, and it’s just been superbly great. Can definitely see the 1% mard rating difference, and knowing there’s an extra days wear compared to the libre 2 is staggering. #T1Diabetes #Diabetes #DiabeticTech #GBDoc
January 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
cherrywanders.bsky.social
Hey #Fiber folk with #diabetes, did you know there is also a very active, lovely group of diabetics on BS who will listen to you bitch on your bad days and help you celebrate your wins? Find us using the tag #DOC #GBDOC (other countries too) Diabetes is hard, you don't have to do it alone. 🧶
December 14, 2024 at 10:44 PM
loopingntheloup.bsky.social
📣 Oh my goodness amazing news for this side of the 🌎!!! The first person has been given Teplizumab in the UK! Sam is 14 and his dad Chris has #T1D. Sam had @elsadiabetes screening. Please God this all goes great for them all 🙏🏻🤞🏻#DiabetesChat #GBDoc bwc.nhs.uk/news/birming...
Birmingham teenager first patient in the UK to receive groundbreaking diabetes treat | News
bwc.nhs.uk
February 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
emmajdoble.bsky.social
Next up the #dedoc symposium with four of the dedoc voices sharing their experiences of diabetes, advocacy, misdiagnosis and peer support #dukpc25 #gbdoc
February 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
nurseabbers.bsky.social
Ok, the last one tonight. I'm proud of this. #gbdoc
This is a text I received from my diabetes nurse after working exceptionally hard on my blood glucose levels for 3 months. My hba1c is down from 121 to 68. My HCP is happy because I have halved it through dietary changes alone. My meds haven't changed. But, I have had no mince pies, no cider, no quality street, or Cadbury Heroes nor Christmas pudding. No weight loss either, but one step at a time. A picture of my current blood glucose level, taken from my Libre sensor app. I am within range (which shows as a green box with black writing. It says "glucose in range" with "7.6 mmol/l" underneath and an arrow pointing to the right, which means stable) Below that, there is a white chart with a black wiggly line inside a green box. This indicates my blood glucose levels from 4pm until now, which have remained inside the box
February 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
nurseabbers.bsky.social
I also miss the #GBDOC. Who else am I going to compare the wiggly lines from my libre with?
February 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
sheffdiabetesuk.bsky.social
Dr Walkinshaw South Yorks' Diabetes & Maternity Lead will talk & listen on Thurs May 15th
Everyone's welcome, with any kind of D. to pick up hints & tips to pin down our blood sugars
Hear about fab help preconception to reduce anxiety & raise enjoyment
bit.ly/DiabetesnBumps - free irl online
#GBDoc
May 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
tomscott.name
👋 hi, I’m Tom, t1d since 2019 (at 46 yo), Libre, Medtrum Nano pump (novorapid). I live in London (also cold here this morning!). Very lovely to have #GBDoc folks migrating over here, I’ve missed you :)
November 20, 2024 at 8:45 AM
skintomcginto.bsky.social
To be told 'you have had £50m over 10 years, suck it up' despite the massive changes in diabetes healthcare and standards of treatment options is shocking, but not unexpected. T1 doesn't go away. Just didn't expect to be doing this till I'm 90 #IYKYK #GBDoc #Type1Diabetes #DiabetesTechCantWait
ipagscot.bsky.social IPAG Scotland @ipagscot.bsky.social · Apr 21
Our college got their MSP @foysolchoudhury.bsky.social to ask about the withdrawal of funding for Diabetes tech this is the shocking response from @jennimintomsp.bsky.social
20 April 2026 Dear Foysol, Thank you for your email of 7 April 2026 on behalf of one of your constituents with their concerns about funding for diabetes technologies. The Scottish Government remains committed to supporting access to clinically appropriate, safe and effective diabetes care, including the use of technology where this is in line with clinical guidance and individual need. This commitment is set out in the Scottish Government’s Diabetes Improvement Plan, published in 2021 and concluded in March this year. It included a specific focus on expanding access to diabetes technologies. This is reflected in sustained investment since 2016. In total, the Scottish Government has invested over £50 million to support access to diabetes technologies, including £29.6 million between 2016 and 2022, £8.8 million in 2024-25 to expand access to closed loop systems, and £14.6 million in 2025 -26 to support onboarding and to meet the recurring costs of consumables for people using this technology. Current position on Closed Loop Systems Closed Loop Systems are now an established part of diabetes care for people with Type 1 diabetes in Scotland. National clinical guidance, including NICE and SIGN, sets out the expectation that this technology should be offered to people who are likely to benefit from it based on clinical assessment. The Scottish Government funding has supported the expansion of access to closed loop systems over recent years, and funding has now been baselined within NHS Boards’ allocations to ensure that the ongoing costs of consumables for people currently using a closed loop system will continue to be met. In line with this approach, the Scottish Government is not providing further centrally held funding specifically for expansion and is instead focusing on working with NHS Boards to embed closed loop systems as a business as usual part of Type 1 diabetes care. This includes commissioning a rapid value case to support consideration of future decisions through established NHS Scotland governance arrangements. NHS funding arrangements and accountability Funding for NHS services, including diabetes care and associated technologies, is agreed through the annual budget process and allocated to NHS Boards through established funding mechanisms. Where time limited, targeted funding has been provided in previous years to support national expansion or capacity, this has at times been accompanied by specific announcements. Where funding is incorporated within Boards’ overall allocations, it is managed through routine financial processes and does not typically involve separate ministerial announcements. Decisions on how funding is deployed locally are taken by NHS Boards, working within national policy frameworks, clinical guidance, and professional standards. Boards are expected to ensure that decisions are clinically led and based on individual patient need, rather than cost alone, and to work to minimise unwarranted variation in access across Scotland. Supporting equitable access The Scottish Government continues to work with NHS Boards and national partners to support equitable access to diabetes technologies and to reduce unwarranted variation where possible, including through national clinical networks and support arrangements designed to improve consistency of delivery. Existing users of approved diabetes technologies should continue to receive care based on clinical assessment and need. The Scottish Government recognises ongoing concerns about variation in access and continues to work within available resources and established NHS structures to support people living with diabetes across Scotland. I hope this response addresses the points raised by your constituent and helps clarify the current arrangements for funding and access to diabetes technologies. Yours sincerely, JENNI MINTO
April 21, 2026 at 6:17 PM
skintomcginto.bsky.social
Thinking that this may end up as my new social meeja home. Twatter now a raging mess of bad ads, porn bots and nazi punks, and Threads? Not the best and very similar. Will see how it all pans out as still need X for #GBDoc and #StMirren stuff...
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
skintomcginto.bsky.social
Been on here for ages but now that the St Mirren and #GBDoc folk are starting to move over, will Bluesky be the new Twitter? Or is all social media just a pain in the arse?
November 16, 2024 at 8:37 AM
sk3ll3rs.bsky.social
Starting on a hybrid closed loop on Tuesday. Exciting times…. #HCL #T1D #GBDOC do we use #s here?
December 2, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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