A reminder from @renzas.bsky.social to sign the #enddiabetesstigma pledge and announcing an upcoming global summit. #attd2025 #dedoc°

@renzas.bsky.social "Nothing about us without us" we can make significant impact. Always a great reminder. #DiabetesVoices #GDC2025 #DOC

@renzas.bsky.social sharing that the foundation of what she's done has been in centering people with lived experience and elevating their role. Her values are about stepping up all the time . #DiabetesVoices #GDC2025 #DOC

‘I now have arthritis. Is it because I am old? Or maybe just because I collect health conditions? Does it have anything to do with perimenopause? Is Mercury in retrograde? Whatever the reason, it sucks. And it hurts. A new year and a new diagnosis. #diabetogenic diabetogenic.blog/2025/02/17/s...

‘Since 2013, our diabetes community has measured love not by the roses we send, but rather by the ones we don’t. A single rose faded in a few days, but the impact of sparing one, and making a small donation can be life saving.’ SpareARose.org today at #diabetogenic diabetogenic.blog/2025/02/14/a...

Health literacy should be taught in elementary school.... Lets get radical....

‘We know knowledge is power. But that knowledge has to be grounded in fact. Misinformation isn’t going anywhere; neither are the people pushing it for profit & power. Who knew something as fundamental as health literacy could be such a radical act?’ #diabetogenic diabetogenic.blog/2025/02/13/h...

Not me tearing up on every Qantas flight during the safety video when the little boy shouts out ‘Nonno!’ and runs into his grandfather’s arms for a hug.

#SpareARose comes to BlueSky! Learn how a small donation to this community campaign which directly supports the charity Insulin for Life can save the life of a person with T1D. SpareARose.org

Diabetes-related stigma has repeatedly been mentioned as a challenge in diabetes care throughout this meeting. It doesn’t matter where in the world we are, #stigma negatively impacts diabetes outcomes. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This is very cool! Thanks for sharing, Shiv.

Doing the hard work in between sessions as I try to determine the superior bun: Kanelsnegle (cinnamon) or Kardemummabullar (cardamom). More work to do.

Greetings from very cold Copenhagen! I’m here for the World Diabetes Foundation meeting about T1D, along with a diverse group of clinicians, policy makers, researchers and, most importantly, people with diabetes.

I bought blue mascara today. Happy New Year from me and my 1980s eyelashes.

At this point of the year, I’m 90% crostoli and tiramisu. Not mad about it.

Leftovers dwindling. Time for a lot of this now… #SummerFood

Some Christmas lunch action. #BuonNatale

It’s the day for leftovers. And staying away from Boxing Day sales crowds.

With the faithful at the Queen Vic Market at 6am.

Today’s prep… #DolciDiNatale

I just called my mum to ask for Nonna’s crostoli recipe. ‘Enough flour’ is apparently an acceptable measurement to Italian mammas. ‘What does that mean exactly,’ I asked mum. ‘You’ll know,’ she replied.

It’s time. #DolciDiNatale

Christmas tree decoration of the day.

@renzas.bsky.social expresses the frustration many of us are feeling in accessing medications prescribed by our endocrinologists, but being refused service for the crime of not being a specific type of type 2. diabetogenic.blog/2024/12/19/t...

Professor David O’Neal opening his session about AID in older PWD begins with a tribute to Mary Ryan who lived with T1D for over 70 years. When she was diagnosed she was told by her doctors she had 10 years max to live. This is the level of diabetes non-compliance I aspire to! #ATTDAsia24 #dedoc°

Final session on the final session of #ATTDAsia24 is about diabetes and ageing. I very much appreciate the increasing research in the ages and stages of diabetes. As people with diabetes get older, understanding what happens as we age is essential. #Dedoc° #GettingOlder

I really like waking up in the morning, opening Bluesky and seeing names of old #DOC friends who I’d lost contact with. (Also like opening up Bluesky and not having the diet police coming at me!!)

Day two of #ATTDASIA24 and there’s such a buzz at this meeting. Lots of great collaborations, and a real desire to engage with community. #dedoc°

Last night my dexcom alarm went off like a million times, and while I appreciate it AND it was correct that my blood sugar kept going low, today I woke up feeling like I had a bad hangover. Anyone else having one of those days? 🩵 #type1diabetes #bloodsugar

Very excited that #ATTDAsia24 kicks off today. Our #dedoc° voices are meeting already, coming together to share their advocacy efforts. It’s going to be a busy three days!

Mithers be mithering in the background doing #menopause & #diabetes things 💜💙

This is my ninth?…tenth?…can’t remember long haul flight this year & I’ve done it all with carry on - even the three week trips. It’s become a superpower!

Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment: 1. MAC Russian Red lipstick 2. ‘All my diabetes shit’ spares bad (spare pod, insulin, syringe, paper clip to kill squealing pod). 3. Sunglasses 4. Aesop hand cream 5. Some sort of hypo food

Singapore-bound for #ATTDAsia. Delighted that ATTD is making its way to this part of the world. (Most delighted that it’s a direct 8-hour flight from Melbourne!!) Follow our wonderful #dedoc° voices to hear what people with diabetes have to say about the meeting.

Being married to a musician is exactly like this! @newyorker.com.web.brid.gy cartoons continuing to document my life.

Have Bixie; will travel. Apparently she’s coming to ATTD Asia with me.

This is super useful. Thank you!

Any #dedoc° friends on here?? Yell out and I’ll set up a whatever one sets up to connect us all. (Still learning the lingo on here.) #DOC #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #PayItForward

Bixie’s not quite ready to get moving just yet…

It is truly lovely to open this app, & see lovely connections & messages from people in the community, engaging and being civil. And seeing names of people who had long ago left the cesspit app. A much nicer way to start the day!

Twelve months ago, the International Consensus Statement to End Diabetes Stigma was launched. Twelve months on, stigma remains a major issue in the diabetes space and a topic at international diabetes meetings. Have a read if you’ve not already seen it: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan....

It’s niche, but where are the diabetes and peri/menopause folks on here? #WorldDiabetesDay #Menopause #Perimenopause

More diabetes mates to follow! Happy World Diabetes Day to all who celebrate!

I already had T1D when I got COVID, but one of the reasons I was so cautious (and continue to be) is because my immune system has already shown that it has no idea what to do. Avoiding a virus that confuses it even more seems a smart idea.

Not me, sitting in a research meeting, asking researchers how to improve communications about the development of diabetes-related complications. We’re hearing about the role of genes. So, can we stop with the personal responsibility rubbish and blame, please? #WDD2024

It’s up to 35 PWD so far. 💙🦋

This is where I’m finding lots of our diabetes community. With thanks to @sweetlyvoiced.bsky.social for sharing. go.bsky.app/Tj7M9Lg #WDD2024 #DOC

I would love researchers to stop saying ‘these people will respond to our drug/therapy’ as a measure of success & instead say ‘our drug/therapy will work for these people’. The responsibility for a therapy’s effectiveness should not be on the person. #LanguageMatters #WDD2024

I’m spending this morning at the #ACADI Partnering Summit and the keynote speaker, Prof Darren Kelly, repeatedly references Breakthrough T1D & JDRF Aus for their funding of his research that has revolutionised diabetes-related complications care. #WDD2024