Deapp - The Diabetes Education App

Olly is having a good time at and looking forward to talking to everyone at the conference

Every time Ollie travels, he gets a flag and goes on a shelf, this time he hasn't even made the trip yet...Moose decided to sneak him out of the suitcase and have a nibble!
Don't worry, I will patch him up and we'll see him at ATTD

We are so excited to be attending ATTD in Florence next week!

ATTD stands for Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) and is one of the three largest diabetes conferences in Europe.

Leading experts, clinicians, researchers, industry professionals, nurses and entrepreneurs come together to learn about the latest research, devices and developments in the diabetes field.

If you are there too please come find us for a chat and a cuppa :)

Eating kiwi can improve your mental health in less than a week🤯🥝

A kiwi a day to ‘keep the doctor away’ after finding the fruit can improve an individual’s emotional wellbeing.🧠

According to the study, kiwifruit is more effective than vitamin C supplements for boosting an individual’s mental health.🤔

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2024/feb/eating-kiwi-can-improve-your-mental-health-in-less-than-a-week.html?fbclid=IwAR2gvsQ33xTV_Dd15iWvH6AnrNAeo_PC7sbJAjB-SAHKo3m7Tji6rZRuVYU

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Today is Time to Talk Day 💬

It’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives.

Living with diabetes isn't easy. Many times, we may feel like no one understands. We may also feel embarrassed when having to take insulin or wear diabetes tech. That's why this , we encourage you to talk. Opening up could ensure you get help with diabetes if you need it. 💙

Who can I talk to about diabetes ❓️⁠

- a friend⁠

- someone at work⁠

- your healthcare professional diabetes team⁠

- other people living with diabetes⁠

🧡 5 tips for talking to friends and family about diabetes:⁠

- Decide what you do and don't want to talk about⁠

- Bring them into the conversation⁠

- Allow them to ask questions later⁠

- Tell them how they can help⁠

Diabetes UK are always here to support you. You can always speak to our helpful and caring Helpline Team by calling 0345 123 2399. They're available Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 6 pm. You can also email them at [email protected] 📞📧

⁠👉️ Find out more info about the ways you can talk to others living with diabetes. This includes our online forum, local groups, and more: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/emotions/talk-about-feelings

Mind Rethink Mental Illness Co-op

Today is Time to Talk Day 💬

It’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives.

Living with diabetes isn't easy. Many times, we may feel like no one understands. We may also feel embarrassed when having to take insulin or wear diabetes tech. That's why this , we encourage you to talk. Opening up could ensure you get help with diabetes if you need it. 💙

Who can I talk to about diabetes ❓️⁠

- a friend⁠

- someone at work⁠

- your healthcare professional diabetes team⁠

- other people living with diabetes⁠

🧡 5 tips for talking to friends and family about diabetes:⁠

- Decide what you do and don't want to talk about⁠

- Bring them into the conversation⁠

- Allow them to ask questions later⁠

- Tell them how they can help⁠

We're always here to support you. You can always speak to our helpful and caring Helpline Team by calling 0345 123 2399. They're available Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 6 pm. You can also email them at [email protected] 📞📧

⁠👉️ Find out more info about the ways you can talk to others living with diabetes. This includes our online forum, local groups, and more: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/emotions/talk-about-feelings

Mind Rethink Mental Illness Co-op

🎉 Join us in welcoming Lee Paxman-Clarke and his team at HEAL.med to our global community of Health Transformers! HEAL.med is a social enterprise community interest company that brings innovative education to people living with chronic conditions. Their flagship product – Deapp - The Diabetes Education App – is a learning resource for people newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Olly is feeling deflated this month, anybody else feeling the January blues?
What would you recommend to improve Olly's mood?

Have you heard about this superhero?

Olly is reading The Adventures of Captain Lantus by the pool.

Written by Max, a young person with type 1 diabetes and available for you to read here:
https://www.captainlantus.com/

The children at NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Diabetes Centre will be getting them in their Deapp goodie bags at diagnosis.

Olly loves to read anything diabetes related and share it for everyone to see 🐙🐙🐙

Olly has a friend. 🐙🐶

💙💚💜🩷💛

Olly is helping to model Deapp's new cool bag range.

Coming soon to the HEAL.med online shop.

Which is your favourite?

In honour of World Diabetes Day please wear blue and share your pics with us!

Olly, Lee and Collette had an amazing time at the Pop4Diabetes winter ball & 25th Anniversary celebration for
Thank you so much for having us. Olly had a blast meeting new friends and even got to meet Santa!

Olly, Lee and Collette had an amazing time at the Pop 4 Diabetes winter ball & 25th Anniversary celebration for DRWF Diabetes
Thank you so much for having us. Olly had a blast meeting new friends and even got to meet Santa!

Is it too early for Santa??

At the Diabetes Together conference we heard from the incredible Jack Trigger. In 2018, he raced solo for the first time in the Route du Rhum as the youngest competitor and the first with T1D – finishing 8th out of 123 competitors.

https://www.healthawareness.co.uk/diabetes/tackling-the-physical-demand-of-diabetes-and-sailing/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo&fbclid=IwAR1OibkUn3bQHS_ActgpLGZiDpjHcv5iBY_G6mVEM7ct-PFPLsRuZh_v1XU

What an incredible 4 days at the Diabetes Together conference. We attended talks from Tim Tree, Partha Kar, Simran Bal, Ian Cuddihy, Katy Sparrow & Jack Trigger.
We met people from Abbot, Dexcom, JDRF, League of Diabetes, Omnipod, Medtronic, Digibete and Diabetes UK.
So many inspirational people coming together for support, advice, guidance, technology and well being.

You can find us at the Diabetes Together conference this weekend in Leamington Spa. We will be here until Sunday lunchtime so come and say hello 👋
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Olly has been meeting more friends today.
He was hanging out at the Dedoc Diabetes Online Community stand. Check out their page and have a look at what the Blue Balloon challenge is all about 💙 https://en.blueballoonchallenge.org/

We are at Ispad in Rotterdam and it's wonderful to see so many familiar faces. Olly is hanging out with Gavin from League of Diabetes today. Be sure to check them out!

Guess where Olly is off to 😁