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We are the parent reps for the paed diabetes networks in England & Wales. We want to hear your voices to help improve care for our children on their D journey

England & Wales
Joined June 2014
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🔆NEW!!!🔅 🤒🤧When you’re poorly😷🤮 ⁉️do you know how to calculate your total daily dose & find this on your tech? 🤩Our amazing @REJ_Bowker has put together this BRAND NEW handy little tweetorial available free to download on our website 👇🏻 ♾diabetes101.co.uk/tweetorial…
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🥁EXCITED to ANNOUNCE🥁 ✨Our brand new & oh-so fabulous website✨ 👩‍💻Free to access📱 Download & see👇🏻 🎥 101Downloaded Conference 👩🏻‍🏫 EVERY single tutorial we ever did 🧠 Quizzes 🦠 COVID19 FAQs 💡Infographics 🤸🏼‍♀️#RUNDMC25k 🫂The teams mission ♾ diabetes101.co.uk
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Know a child/young person with #diabetes who loves to get creative? 🎨 Point them this way➡️bit.ly/3atMfWp By helping to design an NPDA report cover, they could win 1 of 2 £50 Amazon.co.uk eGift vouchers! @FWDNN @CYPDiabNetwork @CYPDN_Wales @RCPCH_and_Us
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🗞NEWS: #Diabetes_101 team launches resources website To read more, click here ➡️ bit.ly/3nJBH8v
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This is really good. Thanks for sharing Lis.
For parents of teens with diabetes #DOC #GBDOC 😉
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Join us next week right here for our exciting 2️⃣-PART HYPO SPECIAL tweetorials for people living with diabetes Part1: the Lowdown on Hypo’s ⏰ 7pm 🗓 Tuesday 13th 👩🏻‍⚕️ 👩🏼‍⚕️ Team 101 DSNs Part2: the science behind Hypo’s! ⏰ 7pm 🗓 wednesday 14th 👨🏽‍⚕️@drpratikc ⏬🔽⬇️↘️
Lovely news for a Friday. #HypoDino has been shortlisted in the @QiCProgramme Awards 2020! Wonderful news for our young authors and the @SBUcypdiabetes team who first saw Hypo Dino and realised its potential! @drbidz
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It’s back to school time 🖼🧪🧲🏔🤸🏼‍♂️⚽️ It might be a bit difficult to explain to teachers how diabetes effects you day-to-day 🤷🏻‍♂️🆙⬇️⏬↔️ Here’s what we think teachers should know 🤔 What else would you like to tell them? 😎
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With #diabetes emotional support & #languagematters it's not just the what, but the how. Our unique, free Webinar addresses both. From @OpenUniversity & @ABCDiab w @cathyelloyd @outcomesinsight @WilmotEmma @fractis @peterjjennings1 & me! 30.9.20, 10.30-12 successfuldiabetes.com/livin…
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Do you work in paediatric diabetes and are wanting to further your knowledge whilst also meeting peer review requirements? Come and join us in Feb 2021 for our Diabetes in the Young course! southampton.ac.uk/courses/mo… @DigiBeteUK @RCPCH_and_Us @CYPDiabNetwork @MScDiabetes @GemBurley
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I’ve had a long journey with @DiabetesUK from going on activity weekends as a child and now to being in the update magazine... Supper chuffed with being featured in DSN Corner 🥳🥳🥳 @_diabetes101
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💥NEW FILM 💥in this film young people talk about the benefits of talking to their peers and creating support networks to help them manage their diabetes better in the community. mtr.cool/mjuqepjbxa With thanks to @TNLComFund #CommunityLedClinicallyApproved
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⏰ There's still time to sign up for JDRF's FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: Young People with Type 1 Diabetes. TOMORROW! Saturday 22 August, 10 am start. Listen to inspirational speakers, get tips and advice and send your questions to JDRF. Sign up: bit.ly/Youngdiscovery_tw 💙 #GBDoc #T1D
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Join us for our Type 1 Diabetes Tech for Beginners virtual event! Speak to medical technology companies and orgs such as @DigibeteUK. Hear about the products available and the future of technology within type 1 diabetes management. jdrf.org.uk/event/jdrf-fusio… #T1D #GBDoc
Its important that children and young people with diabetes and their families know what care they should receive each year to inform conversations with teams and ensure recommended checks happen. We made this video to raise awareness. Please share! bit.ly/2XsFOLI
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🌟COMING NEXT SATURDAY!!🌟 What are you up to? come spend the day zooming with us.. fun, giggles & some learning too! Why don’t you spend the day with us ⏰10-3pm | 25th July 🥳 followed by an afternoon tea party Wear a hat & bring a beverage! ☕️🧁 swanseauniversity.zoom.us/j/…
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💥 Do you know any #teachers preparing to look after #CYP with #type1diabetes for September? 💥Help them better understand what's required by signposting our free #school #training resources available on 👉 DigiBete.org with thanks @LTHT_CYPD #MorrisonsFoundation
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Here’s a short video from us at @CHFT_PaedsDiab 🤗 #ThinkInsulin this week during #InsulinSafetyWeek 🥳🥳 If your not sure get in touch with your team... 💪
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We are proud to announce that over a 100 clinics are now using the #DigiBeteApp with their patients and families!! Ask your clinic for your free code 💙
We want to make sure that young people living with Type 1 #diabetes and their families have access to online support to help manage the condition during the #coronavirus pandemic — ask your clinic for the DigiBete App. 📲 #DiabetesWeek england.nhs.uk/2020/06/nhs-l…
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Ypsomed is launching "T1 Connects". This will be a series of online events focusing on Mind, Body and Type 1 #diabetes. The first being at 7pm on the 2nd of July. They will be covering mental health, fitness and exercise, diabetes technology and expe… ift.tt/2NsgQqy
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