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Diabetes Support groups: Details and Announcements thread

  • 23-02-2011 2:08pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭


    The above is holding their AGM on Thursday February 24,TF Royal Hotel Castlebar 8pm.All welcome.


    The Mayo Parents Support Group for Children with Diabetes.

    Our Aims:
    Support each other in the care of our children.

    Organise fun activities for children and their families.

    Inform and support parents of newly diagnosed children.
    Description The Mayo Parents Support Group for Children with Diabetes.
    Next meeting in The TF Royal Hotel,Castlebar,Co Mayo at 8pm on Thursday October 21.
    All parents with children/teenagers with Diabetes are welcome to attend.

    Enquires to:
    Caroline Davy 086-1717230
    Declan Kelly 087-9790361
    Neil Masterson 0872202811

    Website: http://mayoparentssupportgroup.webs.com/
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  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Cork Type 1 Support Group are meeting this Thursday Feb 24th at 7.30pm at the Diabetes Federation office on the Grand Parade. If you would like to come along or know of someone who may benefit from coming you can email Susan on info@mydiabetes.ie


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    Please post all Support group info and resources in this thread


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The Type 1 Diabetes Support Group is meeting on Tuesday, the 8th of March, in the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis from 8pm to 9:30pm. Anyone interesting in learning more about Type 1 Diabetes is welcome. The meetings take place in a relaxed setting and are focused on sharing the challenges we face in living with diabetes and celebrating the triumphs.

    The Support Group can be contacted on the following telephone number 087 641 5747 or by email at clarebranchdfi@gmail.com


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The Leitrim branch of the Diabetes Federation of Ireland is hosting a Diabetes information meeting and their AGM on Wednesday 9th March at 8pm in the Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon.

    Guest speaker: Dr Maeve Durkan, Consultant Physician in Medicine, Diabetes Endocrinology & Metabolism.

    Topic: Getting the most of your Diabetes Clinic appointment, followed by a question and answer session.

    There will be a range of stands to visit featuring diabetes related products.

    Enquires to Western Regional office 071-9146001 or email wro@diabetes.ie


  • Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭central


    Hi all,

    The next meeting for the Type 1 Dublin Support Group is taking place on Wednesday 23rd March @ 6.30pm in the Diabetes Federation Offices on Lower Gardiner Street. All welcome.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Insulin Pump Information Evening

    The Diabetes Federation of Ireland & Medtronic are holding an Insulin Pump information evening in Limerick on 14th March.
    Registration/booking is essential and can be done by contacting the Western regional office 071-9146001 between the hours of 9.30-1.30pm Mon-Fri or by emailing wro@diabetes.ie


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    central wrote: »
    Hi all,

    The next meeting for the Type 1 Dublin Support Group is taking place on Wednesday 23rd March @ 6.30pm in the Diabetes Federation Offices on Lower Gardiner Street. All welcome.

    Type 1 Dublin Support Group.pdf


    Well done Niamh & Emma. I've attached the article that appeared in Diabetes Ireland magazine and I wish you continued success.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Limerick city, Georges Quay - LIT Building (between the Locke bar and Barringtons Hospital) on Wednesday April 6th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
    This is a chance for people with diabetes to meet up, chat, have a laugh and maybe go for pints after!
    Please send this on to anyone you know who has diabetes and might want to come along. :-)



    Log onto facebook for more information http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=747796000&ref=name#!/event.php?eid=114027218676251


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    on Sunday, April 10th at 2pm in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone.


    http://www.diabetesshop.ie/iopen24/events_calendar.php?eID=494
    Diabetes Federation of Ireland holding its National Spring Meeting in Athlone


    The Diabetes Federation of Ireland will be holding its National Spring Meeting in the Radisson Blu Hotel on Sunday April 10th at 2pm. The meeting will focus on the importance of self care with and will centre on inner motivation with a goal to getting things done.

    An array of speakers will address attendees and actively provide up to date information on new developments and general lifestyle advice. Speakers on the day include Dr. Tommy Kyaw Tun, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Connolly Memorial Hospital who will discuss ‘The ABC’s of Diabetes’, which will be an educational outline on the do’s and don’ts for people with diabetes.

    Dr. Ronan Canavan, Consultant Endocrinologist, Loughlinstown Hospital will highlight the importance of, and the need for, regular diabetic retinopathy (an eye condition affecting 1 in 3 people with diabetes in Ireland) and foot care screening while Professor Richard Firth, Consultant Endocrinologist and HSE Diabetes Clinical Lead, will be speaking on the national development of new screening services in these areas and when people can expect to avail of them.

    Kieran O’Leary, CEO, Diabetes Federation of Ireland, said “the development and launch of these new services is of extreme importance to thousands of people with diabetes throughout the country. On their behalf, I very much welcome the HSE’s commitment to developing these diabetes services and look forward to the day the first patients receive their written invitation to attend for eye and foot screening appointments”.

    To conclude the meeting, Ms Anne Mullan, Dietitian, Diabetes Federation of Ireland will draw attention to the sneaky little habits that sabotage our best efforts to lose weight despite eating well on a daily basis.
    “I would urge people with diabetes to come along to this meeting and hear from the experts” said Kieran.

    For further information please contact:
    Kate Moran on 01 8363022 or email: kate.moran@diabetes.ie


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Dublin Parents Support Meeting to take place this Thursday in DFI offices at 76 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin at 6 pm. Looking forward to it. Contact kate.moran@diabetes.ie for more information.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The next Type 1 meeting takes place on Tuesday, 12th April in the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis from 8pm til 9:30pm.

    The subject of dealing with alcohol came up last month so I've found a couple of fact sheets on the subject and will bring them. I also thought that we would talk about blood glucose testing; how often we do it and why. This might be interesting to discuss because we all seem to do it differently.

    Regards,
    Grainne.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The next meeting of the Limerick Diabetes Social Group is on wednesday the 20th of april in Georges quay LIT Campus (beside the Locke Bar) at 6.30 pm

    Its a casual gathering for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes to meet up, talk and share any tips, recipes, experiences and advice, make some new friends and have a laugh.

    See Diabetes Limerick facebook page for more information.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8 SusanOF


    There is a Type 1 Support group meeting in Cork which is held the last Thursday of every month. The next meeting is April 28th, 2011. The meetings are held in the Diabetes Federation offices on the Grand Parade. If you or someone you know would like to attend please just let me know or contact the federation on 021 4274229.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Diabetes Limerick is having a social evening for people with diabetes in The Locke Bar, Georges Quay, Limerick on Wednesday May 4th from 7pm to 8:30pm.

    This is a chance for people with diabetes to meet up, chat, have a laugh and maybe go for pints after!


    Log onto facebook for more information http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=747796000&ref=name#!/profile.php?id=100002268134103


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The next Type 1 meeting takes place on Tuesday, 10th May in the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis from 8pm til 9:30pm.

    The topic will be "Travelling with Diabetes"

    Regards,
    Grainne.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Hello Everyone,

    I've done this as a separate thread to ensure that as many people see it as possible - hope that's ok with the mods.

    The following can be found on DA's website; http://www.diabetesaction.ie/campaign-archives/2011/04/paediatric-adolescent-diabetes-services/23

    Paediatric & Adolescent Diabetes Services

    There are approximately 3,500 children and adolescents with diabetes in Ireland and nearly all have of whom have type 1 diabetes. Hundreds of children and adolescents with diabetes can’t access advances in care, such as insulin pumps, because local paediatric diabetes teams in hospitals around Ireland are under resourced.

    Children and adolescents with diabetes should attend hospital an average of 4-5 times a year to monitor their diabetes this aims to limit the subtle but cumulative damage which diabetes can cause to the eyes, kidneys, nerves (neuropathy) and smaller blood vessels (microvascular damage).
    The care children and adolescents with diabetes receive as youths will decide how full and productive a life they can lead as adults and studies show that long term health outcomes for children and adolescents with diabetes relates directly to the resources put in to health services.

    Children and adolescents with diabetes learn to control their diabetes, to monitor their blood sugars and insulin levels. Self-control of diabetes is challenging, but technological advances now allow children and adolescents with diabetes to monitor their diabetes with intensive therapies (such as insulin pumps or MDIs /multiple daily injections) much more effectively and accurately than with standard treatments.

    However, insulin pump technology is not available at hospitals where to the vast majority of children and adolescents receive their diabetes care, even though improved control of diabetes can lessen the development of complications in adulthood by as much as 76%.

    Diabetes Action is seeking the restructuring of current services to allow more children and adolescents to access life changing treatments. Click this link to see our proposal; http://www.diabetesaction.ie/PDFs/PaedsCampaign.10.05.05.11.pdf


    Support out campaign by clicking on this link: http://www.diabetesaction.ie/CFLatestCampaign/index.cfm and sending the predrafted letter to your local TD or Senator about services in your area, asking them to seek policy change in the Department of Health and the HSE.


    Insulin pump therapy is particularly valuable in paediatric patients especially for those of pre-school age in whom the developing brain is vulnerable to hypoglycaemia but should be offered as a treatment option for to all children and adolescents where appropriate.

    New treatments that control blood sugar and insulin levels are available, but patients need to work with a specialist diabetes nurse and dietician to access this care and paediatric diabetes teams outside of Dublin rarely have the resources to offer these new treatments.

    This often leads families to seek a referral to one of the three Dublin hospitals offering intensive treatments like insulin pumps, requiring time off school, off work and causing a separation from the care provided by the local diabetes service team.

    Please support our campaign for improved services!


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The next meeting of the Limerick Diabetes Social Group is on wednesday the 18th of April in The Locke Bar, Georges Quay, Limerick City at 7pm

    Its a casual gathering for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes to meet up, talk and share any tips, recipes, experiences and advice, make some new friends and have a laugh.

    See Diabetes Limerick facebook page for more information.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    On Saturday 25 June, the Diabetes Federation of Ireland is holding a sponsored 30km Walk around the streets of Dublin. Starting at 10pm at night you will walk through the night passing many places of historical interest and see the sun rise before finishing with a full Irish breakfast in the Burlington Hotel.

    Why not take on this challenge and encourage your colleagues, friends and family to do it as well. Go on, get a team together and register for the Dublin Lunar Walk.

    REGISTRATION
    Registration fee is €20 and a further €180 is the minimum for each participant to raise to take part (total of €200 minimum)
    Apon registering we will send you your information pack which will contain:

    - a training programme
    - some fundraising ideas to help you reach your sponsorship target
    - a letter giving you authorisation to fundraise for us
    - sponsorship cards
    - background information on the Diabetes Federation of Ireland


    To register and/or for further information, contact Kate on 1850 909 909/ 01 8363022 or register online at http://www.diabetesshop.ie/iopen24/events_calendar.php?eID=486


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Hello everyone,

    So far, 650 people have logged onto www.diabetesaction.ie and supported this campaign – this is good but given the amount of children and adolescents with diabetes in Ireland is 3,500 we should be doing better.

    However, on the up side, there’s been a very good response from TDs who have submitted 31 parliamentary questions on paediatric diabetes services. The parliamentary questions will all focus the minds of the HSE on paediatric services so it is important that they are submitted from all over Ireland.

    The constituencies where no TD has entered a parliamentary questions are:
    Clare, Cork East, Cork North Central, Cork North West, Cork South Central, Donegal North East, Donegal South West, Donegal, Dun Laoghaire, Galway West, Kerry North-West Limerick, Limerick, Limerick City, Longford-Westmeath, Mayo, Meath West, Roscommon-South Leitrim, Sligo-North Leitrim, Tipperary North, Tipperary South, Wexford

    Diabetes Action and all the children in Ireland with Type 1 Diabetes need your help. Please take the two minutes to log onto www.diabetesaction.ie and send a letter to your local TD's!
    graflynn wrote: »

    Paediatric Diabetes Services

    There are approximately 3,500 children and adolescents with diabetes in Ireland and nearly all have of whom have type 1 diabetes. Hundreds of children and adolescents with diabetes can’t access advances in care, such as insulin pumps, because local paediatric diabetes teams in hospitals around Ireland are under resourced.
    The care children and adolescents with diabetes receive as youths will decide how full and productive a life they can lead as adults and studies show that long term health outcomes for children and adolescents with diabetes relates directly to the resources put in to health services.

    Children and adolescents with diabetes learn to control their diabetes, to monitor their blood sugars and insulin levels. Self-control of diabetes is challenging, but technological advances now allow children and adolescents with diabetes to monitor their diabetes with intensive therapies (such as insulin pumps or MDIs /multiple daily injections) much more effectively and accurately than with standard treatments.

    However, insulin pump technology is not available at hospitals where to the vast majority of children and adolescents receive their diabetes care, even though improved control of diabetes can lessen the development of complications in adulthood by as much as 76%.

    Diabetes Action is seeking the restructuring of current services to allow more children and adolescents to access life changing treatments. Click this link to see our proposal; http://www.diabetesaction.ie/PDFs/PaedsCampaign.10.05.05.11.pdf


    Support out campaign by clicking on this link: http://www.diabetesaction.ie/CFLatestCampaign/index.cfm and sending the predrafted letter to your local TD or Senator about services in your area, asking them to seek policy change in the Department of Health and the HSE.


    Insulin pump therapy is particularly valuable in paediatric patients especially for those of pre-school age in whom the developing brain is vulnerable to hypoglycaemia but should be offered as a treatment option for to all children and adolescents where appropriate.

    New treatments that control blood sugar and insulin levels are available, but patients need to work with a specialist diabetes nurse and dietician to access this care and paediatric diabetes teams outside of Dublin rarely have the resources to offer these new treatments.

    This often leads families to seek a referral to one of the three Dublin hospitals offering intensive treatments like insulin pumps, requiring time off school, off work and causing a separation from the care provided by the local diabetes service team.

    Please support our campaign for improved services!


  • Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭central


    Hi All,

    Just wanted to let you know that our next meeting for the Support Group is going to be a Social Outing! We are thinking of heading out for dinner in town. The chosen date is Thursday 28th July and the usual time of 6.30pm. We would like some ideas on where you would all like to go so please let us know. I put forward Boulevard Cafe http://www.boulevardcafe.ie/ or Niamh has suggested Saba http://www.sabadublin.com/ .

    We will need to book a table wherever we decide to go so can you please let us know via email if you will attend and if you have any suggestions on a venue, a majority vote will win.

    Thanks a mill guys and looking forward to our night out :-)

    Please let us know via email to usual address or visit us on Facebook - "Diabetes in Ireland"


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  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    The Diabetes Federation of Ireland is organising its annual “Activity Day for Teenagers with Diabetes” between the ages of 10-16 years on Friday 15th July 2011.

    The Diabetes Federation has booked 6 outdoor activity centres around the country. The activity centres have being chosen so that all teenagers who wish to attend an event can do so regardless of where they live in Ireland.

    The aim of the event is to bring together as many adolescents with diabetes as possible from the locality to enjoy a fun day with their peers in a relaxed environment.

    During the day, teenagers will have a chance to have a go at kayaking, rock climbing or caving. A hot lunch and snacks will be provided throughout the day. Healthcare professional support, provided by the Federation, will be available throughout the day. Buses from a number of paediatric clinics to each of the centres have been arranged.

    The Diabetes Federation of Ireland will cover the majority of the costs for this event but we are asking each participant to pay a nominal fee of €20 to secure their place.

    Register is required and forms can be obtained from; Siobhan O’Grady, Diabetes Federation of Ireland, who can be contacted on Lo-call 1850 909 909 or email Siobhan.ogrady@diabetes.ie


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    This year, the RTE television show Operation Transformation plans to feature Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). They are looking for people whose lives have been affected as a result of developing Type 2 Diabetes. It doesn't matter what age you are, or where you live, Operation Transformation would love to hear from you. Please e-mail your story, including when you developed Type 2 Diabetes, how you felt about it and how it has affected your life, to ot@vipmg.tv before closing date of the 17th September.

    This would be a great opportunity for someone who feels like they need help from a team of experts to get on top of their diabetes.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Hello everyone,

    The Diabetes Federation of Ireland launched their new look website yesterday. I was just wondering what people thought of it? It was definately overdue.

    www.diabetes.ie


  • Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭central


    TYPE 1 DUBLIN SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

    The next meeting will take place @ 6.30pm on Wednesday 7th September in DFI Offices, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.

    All newcomers welcome.


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    “Ask the Diabetes Dietician”


    The Clare branch of the Diabetes Federation has invited Ciara Heverin, Senior Diabetes Dietician with HSE Galway to join the Clare Diabetes Support Group and answer all of your diabetes related questions. This event will take place on Tuesday evening, September 13th in the Temple Gate Hotel, Ennis at 8pm.

    The event is free and all are welcome.

    The Clare branch of the Diabetes Federation can be contacted on 087 641 5747 or by emailing clarebranchdfi@gmail.com


  • Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭central


    central wrote: »
    TYPE 1 DUBLIN SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

    The next meeting will take place @ 6.30pm on Wednesday 7th September in DFI Offices, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.

    All newcomers welcome.

    The next Type 1 Dubliln Support Group Meeting is taking place at 6.30pm on Wednesday 5th Oct in DFI offices, Lower Gardiner Street. Hope to see some new faces there.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭cynder


    Any Facebook group set up? That these can be announced on aswell? Might be an idea trying to find Irish type 1 support groups on facebook and can't find any!


  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Any Facebook group set up? That these can be announced on aswell? Might be an idea trying to find Irish type 1 support groups on facebook and can't find any!

    Unfortunately, some people have their pages set up as groups so when they post details of meet ups it doesn't get posted in your news feed.

    These are all the irish groups that I know of;
    Type 1 Dublin Support Group

    Diabetes in Ireland

    Mayo Parents Support Group

    Cork Parents Support Group

    Diabetes Limerick

    Diabetes People

    Cork Type 1 Support Group


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8 SusanOF


    Cork Type 1 Support Group

    The group meet the last Thursday of every month in the Diabetes Ireland offices, Grand Parade, Cork. Meetings are from 7.30pm - 9.30pm


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  • Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭graflynn


    Sorry Cork - I didn't mean to forget you:-)


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