The final Type 1 Diabetes Technology & Research Discovery meeting of 2025 was held on Tuesday 11th November in the Carlton Airport Hotel in Dublin. The meeting brought together people living with type 1 diabetes, parents, carers, healthcare professionals, and industry representatives for an informative and engaging evening focused on modern diabetes technologies.
Hosted by Diabetes Technology Network Ireland (DTN IRL) in collaboration with Diabetes Ireland, the event highlighted the tools and tactics on how to use diabetes technology in the most efficient manner, and how to deal with and prevent the psychological burden associated with being continuously connected to a device.
Presenting on the night, Dr Hannah Forde, Consultant Endocrinologist, Beaumont Hospital provided many practical tips on how to interpret and use diabetes data to improve insulin management, helping participants better understand how to integrate these technologies into real-life scenarios.
Also presenting at the meeting, Ms Jules Thompson, Senior Clinical Psychologist, CHI Crumlin, Dublin discussed the extremely important topic of mental health and well-being of those living with type 1 diabetes and emerging technologies. Ms Thompson discussed the pros and cons of continuous alarms, multiple medical decisions about insulin dosing, and parental involvement affecting adolescents’ independence. Diabetes distress and burnout were also discussed, as well as coping mechanisms helpful to prevent the above.
Overall, the evening delivered practical education, expert guidance, and empowering conversations, helping attendees make informed decisions about technology options that best fit their medical and lifestyle needs.
The meeting in Dublin was the last of the 2025 series, following similar meetings held in Galway, Cork and Letterkenny earlier in the year. DTN (IRL) and Diabetes Ireland would like to thank all the sponsors, who include Abbott, Air Liquide, Dexcom, Medtronic, Novo Nordisk, The Ireland Funds and Breakthrough T1D for supporting the meeting series. We would also like to thank all our speakers, who freely gave of their time at the various meetings.
These meetings will continue in 2026 and we look forward to working with the local diabetes teams to host meetings in Dundalk, Kerry and Waterford.