I do settle for that these weekends are about product updates and gross sales pitches however we’re at all times handled with respect and as vastly valued members of the diabetes group. For me personally, these occasions are good for my psychological well being, my soul and my coronary heart.
So earlier than I get to the product replace and dialogue round suggestions from customers, I’ve one public service announcement referring to journey.
I reside a 15-minute drive from Shannon Airport on the west coast of Eire and I’ve been unable to make use of it since about 2018 as a result of travelling to all the key European cities requires transfers which means that it could take me twice as lengthy to get to my vacation spot than driving to the opposite facet of the nation to Dublin Airport to fly direct. So I used to be completely thrilled that this journey to London was doable from Shannon.
My flight was scheduled for 7:40 am and at:
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6:05 am I left my home
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6:20 am I arrived on the airport automobile park
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6:40 am I used to be by way of airport safety and ready for gate info, and that included a fast pat-down at safety.
It was a dream! My return flight was delayed by an hour however I landed in Shannon at 5:20 pm and was dwelling by 6:20 pm. Fly Shannon, (as a lot as you may), it’s simpler. If my future contains extra air journey I hope Shannon could have expanded its companies to make it attainable for repeat experiences. #FlyShannon.
OK the vital stuff.
The occasion began at lunchtime which helped a few of us get to know one another a little bit earlier than the assembly. As soon as we had been nicely fed and watered (it was a really heat day in London and sunny, so air-con was required).
The primary a part of the assembly targeted on private sharing; what makes me me, why did I get entangled in running a blog, and so on and a darkish secret. No, no matter occurs at D Blogger Con stays there. I’ll share that we had some hilarious moments across the desk and a few “OMG sure!” moments. I select to share that I used to be going by way of a very lengthy interval of advocacy burnout and hoped that the weekend would actually assist me get out of that funk. However I feel this burnout is a bit totally different in that I’ve nearly misplaced all religion that diabetes care will enhance in Eire and that I used to be uninterested in attempting.
This isn’t actually all that uncommon – I feel all of us have moments the place we have to step away quickly. However this episode for me simply felt a bit more durable to shake off and I hoped that this weekend and my folks would assist me discover the sunshine and optimism once more. It did assist!
Then we bought to the product updates the place we jumped on our gracious hosts Zara and Alex with our many, many questions. After this, we bought to have a mess around with MyLife Loop demos and I didn’t take any pictures or movies however guess who did? Yep, Kamil, have a goo right here.
The Product Updates
I actually ought to have finished a little bit of homework on what stage the YpsoPump is at in Eire however I feel I’ve bought a deal with on it now. YpsoPump is considered one of 4 insulin pumps out there in Eire if you happen to rely the Roche Accu-Chek Pump which is being phased out.
PS if you happen to’re not a pump person however you’re curious right here’s a starter web page on what an insulin pump is and the way it works in addition to a few of my private expertise posts which may be discovered within the weblog search field.
MyLife Loop with CamAPS
The large information is that MyLife Loop, the hybrid closed loop is because of launch in U.Okay. and Eire in June 2022. This truly took me by big shock because the partnership with CamAPS was solely introduced not too long ago so I assumed it was years away. I did repeatedly ask so that you imply will probably be in folks’s arms? And however has it gone by way of HSE approval?? The reply was all of the conversations that wanted to occur with the folks they wanted to occur with had taken place and the launch date means authorised dates. Nonetheless, years of eagerly awaiting machine updates have made me sceptical of particular dates even when it’s rounded into a complete month, so that is an estimated ETA!!!