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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
ipagscot.bsky.social
Screenshot of our article “A Tale of Two Nations: Why Scotland’s Diabetes Tech Strategy is Moving Backwards” in response to what is happening in England.

Last 2 pictures are from @parthaskar.bsky.social original post.

Link in comments
#DiabetesTechCantWait #T1D #GBDoc #DiabetesChat
May 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
digibete.bsky.social
💥Top Tips for #Periods/#Menstruation💥

Check out our top tips on managing #diabetes during your period.
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#MenstrualHealth #DiabetesManagement #PeriodTips #T1DSupport #DiabetesAwareness #Type1Diabetes #T1D #Core20Plus5 #GBDoc #CommunityLed #ClinicallyApproved
A screenshot of the Periods poster on DigiBete. Tips for managing diabetes during menstruation include monitoring blood glucose patterns and adjusting insulin as needed.
May 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM
ipagscot.bsky.social
We signed the open letter sent by Diabetes Scotland @diabetesuk.bsky.social to the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social and the Health Secretary @angelaconstance.bsky.social

www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

#T1D #GBDoc #DiabetesChat

1/2
May 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
ipagscot.bsky.social
A good article about the call to reverse the decision to remove centralised funding for diabetes tech.
#GBDoc #DiabetesChat #T1D

www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
New health secretary told to reverse funding cuts for diabetes technology
Dozens of campaigners have signed the open letter which has been sent to First Minister John Swinney and new Health Secretary Angela Constance
www.scotsman.com
May 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
ipagscot.bsky.social
We are hearing of people in Scotland having their pump offer being withdrawn due to the recent changes in funding.

Is this happening to you?

Can you let us know below or via DM.

#GBDoc #T1D #DiabetesChat
May 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
ipagscot.bsky.social
Dexcom also agreed to that tech companies, charities and all patients need to work together to improve the care of Type 1 Diabetics in Scotland. 2/2

#GBDoc #DiabetesCHat #T1D
April 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
ipagscot.bsky.social
IPAG ave started meeting with the Diabetes Tech companies.

Last week we met with Kerry and Kris from Dexcom UK. They agreed that the recent actions of the Scottish Governement were unfair and it will mean restrictions in the choice of tech that we have under SIGN 170 1/2

#GBDoc #DiabetesChat #T1D
Picture of Dexcom G6
April 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
thriveabetes.bsky.social
Moved from paediatric 2 adult diabetes care?
What was that actually like for you?
A researcher is gathering real stories from young adults with #Type1Diabetes to help improve how this transition works in the future
🎯 Ages 18–25, UK-based

👉 Tap the link 👇🏻
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#GBDOC #NIDOC #DiabetesUK
April 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
ipagscot.bsky.social
We met up with Jenn and Vicki from @diabetesuk.bsky.social Scottish office during the week. We discussed many ideas with regards to getting the Scottish Government to reverse their decision to pull the centralised funding for diabetes tech.

Plans will be released when finalised.
#T1D #GBDoc
April 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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
t1lesley.bsky.social
Very disappointing response. What will happen to #Type1Diabetes care in Scotland?

#GBDoc #T1D #DiabetesChat
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 5:54 PM
t1lesley.bsky.social
For those that think T1 is nothing. The admin is hell. I spent last week trying to find my pump infusion sets that sat 15 miles away for a week.

Organised my new backups as levemir is being discontinued.

And now this.

Let me know when you work it out.

#GBDoc #T1D #DiabetesChat
April 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM
t1lesley.bsky.social
Nice article about the changes in funding for diabetes tech. #GBdoc #T1Diabetes #DiabetesChat
April 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
ipagscot.bsky.social
We made such progress in Diabetes Care but now funding is being changed. This will result in fewer patients receiving tech and create another postcode lottery.

#T1D #GBDoc #DiabetesTechCantWait
Urgent Alert: Changes to Diabetes Technology Funding in Scotland The Scottish Government has announced a significant change in how diabetes technology is funded. As of April 2026, the current model, whereby the money for insulin pumps and sensors is allocated to a central fund, will cease, with the funding instead being devolved to individual Health Board budgets. This will effectively remove its "ring-fenced" status, abandoning the commitment, made as recently as January 2025, to provide this life-changing technology to those with Type 1 Diabetes. Decentralising the funding for diabetes technologies will create a postcode lottery, and put at risk the recent progress in T1D care. What Are The Risks? Reduced Access - We anticipate a sharp decline in new pump starts. Increased Inequality - Patients in different Health Board areas will face vastly different levels of care. Long-term Health Costs - By limiting access to closed-loop technology, the NHS is effectively choosing to pay in the future for for the treatment of preventable long term complications (eye, heart, kidney, and limb issues) rather than investing in the technology that would prevent them. Scotland cannot afford to fall behind the rest of the UK. While NHS England is moving forward with a 5-year implementation plan for Diabetes technologies, Scotland is dismantling its own infrastructure. Our Demand. We are calling for formal legislation to ensure that “SIGN 170” is fully adhered to. Access to diabetes technology must be a right, not a discretionary budget item. We are contacting the Scottish Government and national charities to demand accountability. We urge you to use your voice! Contact your local representatives today to voice your opposition to this change in funding.
April 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
digibete.bsky.social
🌷Happy #Easter from Team #DigiBete🌷

We wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter and do remember that you can access your #DigiBeteApp 24/7 over the holiday weekend.

https://www.digibete.org/
#Type1diabetes #T1D #Diabetes #gbdoc #dedoc #ClinicallyApproved #CommunityLed 💙
Colourful Easter eggs surround a blue square with yellow and white text wishing Happy Easter from DigiBete.
April 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
digibete.bsky.social
Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay and we wanted to reshare this wonderful film!

You can watch the full film called 'Type1: Other conditions and me' on the link below :

🔗 https://ow.ly/b9oK50Yz5Jo

#WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Diabetes #Type1diabetes #GBdoc #Core20Plus5
April 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
digibete.bsky.social
T:slim X2 pump page on #DigiBete💥

Learn more about this hybrid closed loop system with 'Control-IQ' technology and how it can help with your diabetes management. Visit our page today!

🔗https://ow.ly/4ipr50Yz6SZ

#Ad #DigiBete #Type1diabetes #T1D #diabetes #gbdoc #dedoc
A screenshot of the Air Liquide page on DigiBete with the words Making Diabetes Easier
March 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
digibete.bsky.social
💥Easter Egg Carb counting Table is back! 🪺

🐰We hope you find this helpful and do let us know if there are other treats you would like DigiBot to add in the future 🐰

🔗https://ow.ly/uPMq50YorPg

#type1diabetes #gbdoc #dedoc #Digibete #CommunityLed #ClinicallyApproved #Easter
A screenshot of the colourful Easter Egg carb counting table, page 1 of 3 with an image of colourful eggs and a bunny in a field and an orange robot with their arms in the air also known as Digibot A second screenshot of the carb counting table, page 2 of 3 which has a list of chocolate egg treats and the carbs for each. You can find the full details on the link in the post Third and final image with another page of chocolate treat listing carbs per portion and per 100g for different types of chocolate and gluten-free Easter eggs. There is also an image of an insulin pump and glucose meter with wording reminding readers that if you go out hunting for eggs this is exercise and you might find your insulin needs change,
March 18, 2026 at 7:30 AM
thriveabetes.bsky.social
Parents of Children, Teenagers, & Young People with type 1 Diabetes, at:
⭐ Sessions for YOU at
📌 Thriveabetes Type 1 Diabetes Conference 2026
📍 in Dublin • on 18 April 2026

Learn more or Book Your Tickets at buff.ly/bWX6YyM

#T1D #SpeirGorm #Diabetes #HSE #NIDOC #GBDOC #Type1Diabetes
March 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
digibete.bsky.social
To all the amazing Mums and carers out there looking after loved ones with #Type1Diabetes 💐

Happy #MothersDay 💐

We hope you find a moment to enjoy some well-deserved YOU time today! 💖

🔗https://ow.ly/Era150YsNBe

#Diabetes #T1D #GBDoc #dedoc #CommunityLed #ClinicallyApproved #DigiBete💙
March 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
digibete.bsky.social
💥#DigiBete Top tips for Travelling💥

👉If you are looking to go on holiday soon, then make sure you take a look at our travel top tips to help support you and your family with #type1diabetes 👇💙
https://ow.ly/ZIF150YrHIO
#CommunityLed #ClinicallyApproved #dedoc #GBDoc #Diabetes
A screenshot of the DigiBete "Thing to remember when you travelling abroad" resource. Infographic with travel tips including contacting diabetes team, carrying insulin supplies, and snacks for hypo treatment. See link in the post for the full resource.
March 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
ipagscot.bsky.social
Thoughts. Suspect the charities gave too much info to the MPs about HCL & ELSA, these are great tools in T1 care.

However, they are of no use when you are told it’s tonsillitis & your child is slowly dying in DKA & not offering a finger prick test.

#LylasLaw #TestDontGuess #GBDoc
March 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM