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🇮🇪🇵🇸ShivGaffney
@shivgaffney.bsky.social
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T1D 50yrs, an adventurer who has a Fernweh for travelling the world, SOH gets me far, debating 🇮🇪Diabetes HC system, sport nerd, Gaeilge agus Bearla, views personal & my own...which are diverse😉
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"Across Africa, only one in seven people who need #insulin can get it."

"Insulin pens and #glucosemonitors would be game changers for children across South Sudan, but they remain out of reach due to pricing."

#T1D #T1Diabetes #Africa

msfaccess.org/how-insulin-...
How insulin pens are changing lives in South Sudan’s remote villages
Insulin pens and glucose monitors would be life changing for children across South Sudan, but they remain out of reach for most.
msfaccess.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
#365daysofwalking aréir, ag siúl tríd soilse Nollaig i Dún Dealgan go dtí cóisir🎄🧑‍🎄🎅 leis an fab bunch seo, gach duine le #T1D #T1Diabetes #peersupport

#Dundalk #Louth

#spéirghorm
Christmas tree Arch of festive lights Green church Fab bunch of people living with T1D
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#diabetes

#FreeStyleLibre3

#FreeStyleLibre3Plus

www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/abbo...
Abbott to replace certain FreeStyle Libre 3 CGMs after incorrect readings and death reports
Abbott has launched an effort to replace some of its FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitors—following reports of hundreds of injuries and seven deaths worldwide—after some sensors | A manufactu...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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t1dhilife.bsky.social
Also why we poke often as needed and I remain vigilant as a mother/main caregiver to an 11yo w #T1d. 🙏🏼😣
Now, #fiercebiotech needs to continue investigating faulty Dexcom G6-7 sensors.
www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/abbo...
Abbott to replace certain FreeStyle Libre 3 CGMs after incorrect readings and death reports
Abbott has launched an effort to replace some of its FreeStyle Libre 3 continuous glucose monitors—following reports of hundreds of injuries and seven deaths worldwide—after some sensors | A manufactu...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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desfitzgerald.bsky.social
If you're in ireland and have kids in primary school or soon to be, please fill out this survey on preferences re religious involvement in schools, and whether people prefer single-sex or co-ed. It takes < 1 minute and will inform future provision. #speirgorm www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
Primary School Survey
This survey is for parents and guardians of children in primary school or who will enter primary school in the coming years
www.gov.ie
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
One woman or girl killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members, UN says
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but according to the UN the number of women and girls killed intentionally remains unchanged.
jrnl.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
Ag stánadh amach romhaim ar an ghrian🌞taobh thall den droichead🌉 & ag dul amú orm ag smaoineadh🤔ar an turas soir

Bíonn siúlach scéalach😉

#365daysofwalking #GaeilgeGachLá #SpéirGhoirm
Sun rising over hedges kind of on top of a bridge
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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#diabetes #T1D #T2D #iredoc #gbdoc #diabeteschat

For anyone using Libre 3 / 3+ in group please see below urgent field safety notice from Abbott.

Contact freestylecheck.com to check if you have affected sensors which may give false low readings.

www.freestylecheck.com/int-en/home....
Home | FreeStyle - Abbott
freestylecheck.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
#Queen’s and #Dundalk Institute of Technology #DKIT to establish University College in Dundalk

www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews...
Queen’s and Dundalk Institute of Technology to establish University College in Dundalk
The new University College of Queen's in Dundalk will expand education, research and cross-border collaboration to boost the Dublin–Belfast corridor.
www.qub.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
#365daysofwalking agus feucim go raibh "flurry" anseo agus ansiúd ar Sléibhte Cúailnge

Is glas (nó bán - gile an tsneachta😉) iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn😊

#DúnDealgan #GaeilgeGachLá

#SpéirGhoirm
A flurry on Cooley Mountains
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
#365daysofwalking 💙❤️tráthnónta mar seo. Iontach 🌞🌅 agus bhain na lachain 🦆🦆🦆an sult as freisin🤪

#Lú #Louth

#GaeilgeGachLá

#Spéirghorm
Ducks enjoying the sun... Sunset
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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wyl.bsky.social
The Humanitarian Principles.

A) Humanity
B) Neutrality
C) Impartiality
D) Independence

This is not a pic-n-mix option.
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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#365daysofwalking ‍🚶‍♀️ lá fómhair, Lú, go hiontach ar fad🤩🥰

#Louth #Dundalk #Blackrock #nature
October 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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#HPRA health warning after detention of counterfeit #tirzepatide pens containing #insulin

Risk of #hypoglycaemia for unsuspecting users

#SpéirGhorm

www.hpra.ie/news-events/...
HPRA health warning after detention of counterfeit tirzepatide pens containing insulin
Risk of hypoglycaemia for unsuspecting users
www.hpra.ie
October 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
Why are women still treated as a statistical anomaly in health research?

Why indeed........

#WomensHealth

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Clare Moriarty: Why are women still treated as a statistical anomaly in health research?
I remember a doctor discussing the “challenging” recovery that follows a Caesarean, as though launching a human skull through the birth canal was mere lady stuff
www.irishtimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
#365daysofwalking in #Galway this week reminded me why this is #MyHappyPlace ... allied with person centred & personalised care provided by Tomas, Aine & all #diabetes team at #GUI it's #MyVeryHappyPlace 🤩🥰

First #T1D checkup in a while 🙈& 💯 encourages me to engage more...
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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tg4.bsky.social
Manchán Magan 1970 - 2025 💔

Craoltóir, scríbhneoir agus Gael. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

Thar na blianta, chruthaigh sé & chuir sé i láthair an t-uafás cláracha do TnaG & TG4. Tá oidhreacht shaibhir fágtha aige dúinn a thabharfaidh inspioráid don chéad ghlúin eile 🕯️
🔗 www.tg4.ie
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
#Louth #peersupport meetup for ppl living w/ #T1 #Diabetes in #ImperialHotel #Dundalk tonight @ 7pm till...🥳 #iredoc

If you live w/ #T1D come join us for da craic, sharing info, catching up where we're at in our lives (D lives included!!!), asking Qs, etc & sure we might have☕or 🍻🥂🍸🥃or 2...😜
a group of minions are standing together and smiling for the camera
Alt: a group of minions are standing together and smiling for the camera
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October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
Tráthnóna fómhar I lár na 🇮🇪 tuaithe

#365daysofwalking

##SpéirGhorm
September 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
shivgaffney.bsky.social
Bonn airgid🥈don ár wee lassie Kate ó Dún Dealgan🤩😎🙌🌟💫

Taispeántas iontach ar 🌟👍

Comhghairdeas #KateOConnor ... agus a foireann💚🎉🥳

#Dundalk #WorldAthleticsChampionships2025 #Tokyo2025 #IrishAthletics #SpéirGhorm
September 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Ár cailín ó Dún Dealgan #Kate inniu 🤩😎☀️

Iontach iontach ar fad 🌟👍 agus á hathair Michael 🤩 💚

Cén dath amárach #KateOConnor 😍⭐️💫🤞

Lean ar aghaidh aur wee lassie #Dundalk #WorldAthleticsChampionships2025 #Tokyo2025 #IrishAthletics #SpéirGhorm
September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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And now over to Shannon airport
September 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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ONE WOMAN EVERY HOUR

euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6...
Israel kills a Palestinian woman every hour in the Gaza Strip, including 7,920 mothers so far
Since the start of its genocide in October 2023, the Israeli army has killed an average of 21.3 women per day
euromedmonitor.org
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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khawaja.bsky.social
Spain will ban Israel-bound ships and aircraft carrying weapons from Spanish ports or entering Spanish airspace, impose an embargo on Israeli settlement goods, and will not allow anyone "who has participated directly in genocide in Gaza" to enter Spain. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Spain bans Israel-bound weapons ships and planes over Gaza
Spain on Monday banned ships and aircraft carrying weapons to Israel from calling at Spanish ports or entering its airspace due to Israel's military offensive in Gaza, measures the Israeli foreign minister denounced as antisemitic.
www.reuters.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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List of medicine shortages issued by #HPRA 5.9.25 #SpeirGorm

#iredoc FYI - insulins x 2 noted:

#Apidra
and
#Fiasp 100 units / mL #FlexTouch solution for injection in pre-filled pen

www.hpra.ie/find-a-medic...
Medicine shortages
www.hpra.ie
September 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM