Blood Sugar Trampoline

A Story of living with Type 1 Diabetes

Welcome to Blood Sugar Trampoline; A Story of Living with Type 1 Diabetes. My name is Gráinne Flynn; I am one of the founders of Thriveabetes Conference and Community I’m also a diabetes advocate and speaker with a special interest in politics and policy.

I’ve lived with diabetes since 1993 and created Blood Sugar Trampoline in 2010 to share my experiences of living with this condition in Ireland. I also share information about Irish diabetes resources and diabetes advocacy projects that I participate in.

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On this personal website you will find:

Diabetes information

This is a collection of useful resources for people living with diabetes and in Ireland, accessing their care through the HSE.

My Projects

I’ve been volunteering in Diabetes Peer Support, Advocacy for better health services for people living with diabetes in Ireland and Speaking at Conferences since 2007.

This page highlights the key projects I’ve contributed to over that time.

My Blog

I began writing my blog in 2010 to share all the resources I was learning about at our diabetes support group and also as way to try to connect with others living with type 1 diabetes beyond my county.

Featured Posts

Diabetes Awareness: What, Why, How, Who

There are lots of people on social media doing their bit for diabetes awareness, and this is fantastic. However, raising awareness seems to be a big buzzword these days, but what does that really mean, and how do we raise awareness of something effectively? Should I do it by sharing a random image on my Facebook feed that doesn’t tell any of my friends anything at all? Or should I use my social media to share information?

Insulin Pump Use in Ireland

In this post, I will provide a short summary of the information revealed from parliamentary question responses on how many people in Ireland use insulin pumps, what clinics provide them as a treatment option and how many new pump starts are done each year.

Adjusting to Life with Diabetes

My diabetes diagnosis shattered my confidence in my ability to take care of myself, and my plan quickly became to just get through the rest of the term, move home for the summer to my previous summer job and figure the rest out over the summer. Adjusting to my new normal of living with diabetes began while I was still in hospital, or did it?