Husband, Father of 3, #Gobby Type 1 Diabetic, Technology & Gadget Geek, Smartwatch fan/coder, hobby guitarist, Coffee drinker, Stout/Porter fan
Joined January 2009
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May 22
Thanks for your support @parthaskar as well as the offer to share data which will help show @scotgov @AConstance23 why this decision must be reversed.
An appeal to @ScotGovFM @AConstance23 @theSNP to kindly reconsider the decision around funding for #T1Diabetes and #Technology ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
We are happy to share data from across @NHSEngland @DHSCgovuk re data, impact and benefits ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
We cannot and should not have variable care across the 4 countries ๐ฌ๐ง
Thank you for considering please ๐๐ฝ
#gbdoc ๐
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Paul Niven retweeted
An appeal to @ScotGovFM @AConstance23 @theSNP to kindly reconsider the decision around funding for #T1Diabetes and #Technology ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
We are happy to share data from across @NHSEngland @DHSCgovuk re data, impact and benefits ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
We cannot and should not have variable care across the 4 countries ๐ฌ๐ง
Thank you for considering please ๐๐ฝ
#gbdoc ๐
May 21
We have signed the open letter sent by @DiabetesScot to the @ScotGovFM and Health Secretary @AConstance23
#GBDoc #T1D #DiabetesChat
scotsman.com/news/opinion/coโฆ
Screenshots of the letter
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Apr 21
I had massive concerns after we (as @iPAG_Scot) found out that centralised funding for the roll-out of hybrid closed loop technology was being withdrawn. I contacted now former local list MSP, @FoysolChoudhury, to ask an urgent question to the minister responsible, @jenni_minto
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Apr 11
Really enjoyed @fiercebeer #NorthernLightsBeerFest
Lots of amazing craft beer on offer!
@Tartarusbeers @atticbrewco @SirenCraftBrew @holygoatbrewing @EmperorsBrewery #CraftBeer #DarkBeer #Stouts
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Apr 9
This feels like a big change in funding & a huge step backwards for people in Scotland living with #Type1 #Diabetes at a time when @ScotParl is in purdah ahead of 2026 Elections.
Would be good to understand why this change has been made @jenni_minto @neilcgray #gbdoc
Apr 8
Statement from The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh @RCPEdin with a comment from Professor Mark Strachan a diabetes consultant.
rcpe.ac.uk/news/access-life-โฆ
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Apr 4
Easter beer haul from the best craft beer shop in Aberdeenshire @hopshopaberdeen ๐ป
#CraftBeer #Stout #Porter #DarkBeer #Easter
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Paul Niven retweeted
Mar 17
We have a new page for sharing information. Please give us a follow to find out about the work we are doing to help improve all aspects of #Type1Diabetes care in Scotland & all of UK. #T1 #T1D #gbdoc
facebook.com/profile.php?id=โฆ
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Mar 9
This is such an important debate at 6pm tonight. I always wonder if my own Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis would have been picked up correctly if I wasn't already aware of the 4T symptoms: Toilet, Thirsty, Tired, Thinner. Please share for awareness. #LylasLaw #TestDontGuess #GBDoc
Mar 9
Thanks to the dedicated work of @triggersbroom17 a debate will take place in @HouseofCommons at 6pm tonight to discuss #LyalasLaw
Please see the below letter @iPAG_Scot sent to all 57 Scottish MPs.
For more info & to watch the debate use the link below: committees.parliament.uk/comโฆ
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Mar 8
We're excited to announce we've welcomed some new members & are now active on Bluesky as well as Twitter/X.
Please follow us across all of our Social Media channels as we campaign to improve Type 1 Diabetes outcomes across Scotland & the UK ๐
bsky.app/profile/ipagscot.bsโฆ
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Feb 26
Today on behalf of @iPAG_Scot I emailed all 57 Scottish MPs to ask that they please attend Westminster Hall on March 9th & support petition 728677 to fund Type 1 testing for infants in routine care. Please feel free to tag your Scottish MP below #LylasLaw #TestDontGuess
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Feb 26
@HarrietCross_MP As one of your constituents living with #Type1 Diabetes I really hope you can attend & support this petition. No one should lose their life to a missed diagnosis when the test is quick, easy & inexpensive #LylasLaw #TestDontGuess
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Feb 21
No photo this time but another successful IPAG north meet up at Cup Cafe. We discussed stigma, #LylasLaw, living with & peoples understanding of T1. Also what the charities are doing for us & the need for @iPAG_Scot to serve the needs of the T1 community. @NiVZ
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5 Dec 2025
29 years ago this week I went to my GP because I
- was THIRSTY all the time
- going to the TOILET more often
- TIRED every morning
- had blurry vision
If two of my cousins were not already #T1D I would never have known what to look for.
Please help spread the word ๐
#LylasLaw
29 Nov 2025
Thousands of you have already stepped forward with incredible offers of help, and I am so deeply grateful. I have said just your signing and sharing of the Lylaโs Law petition is enough. But the fight isnโt over and itโs now urgent.
I now know what I need to ask of all those who said theyโd do anything to help. Please print off Lylaโs Law posters and display them anywhere youโre allowed! Shop windows, community boards, schools, gyms, workplaces, places of worship because every single space, as well as minute matters.
Please email me if you want posters that you can cheekily print off. If your boss says what are you doing that for? Tell them it is for the greater good.
Every poster is a voice for Lyla. Every display is a chance to reach someone new. Together, we can turn compassion into action and make sure this petition is impossible to ignore.
Your support has already moved mountains. Letโs keep going. For Lyla, for Peter, for Eli and many others that have been dismissed and died. For the thousands a year dismissed by the GP and diagnosed in critical care. For justice, for desperately needed change.
#LylasLaw #ActNow #TogetherForLyla #Diabetes #Petition #FYP
petition.parliament.uk/petitโฆ
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29 Nov 2025
Thousands of you have already stepped forward with incredible offers of help, and I am so deeply grateful. I have said just your signing and sharing of the Lylaโs Law petition is enough. But the fight isnโt over and itโs now urgent.
I now know what I need to ask of all those who said theyโd do anything to help. Please print off Lylaโs Law posters and display them anywhere youโre allowed! Shop windows, community boards, schools, gyms, workplaces, places of worship because every single space, as well as minute matters.
Please email me if you want posters that you can cheekily print off. If your boss says what are you doing that for? Tell them it is for the greater good.
Every poster is a voice for Lyla. Every display is a chance to reach someone new. Together, we can turn compassion into action and make sure this petition is impossible to ignore.
Your support has already moved mountains. Letโs keep going. For Lyla, for Peter, for Eli and many others that have been dismissed and died. For the thousands a year dismissed by the GP and diagnosed in critical care. For justice, for desperately needed change.
#LylasLaw #ActNow #TogetherForLyla #Diabetes #Petition #FYP
petition.parliament.uk/petitโฆ
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2 Dec 2025
Hello to all my followers- esp the #T1D family- and I have a request.
Read the @BBCNews link:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8exโฆ
Then- have a listen to the video from @triggersbroom17
Then- if you can?
Consider signing this petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitโฆ
We are around 9K short from hitting the 100k mark
I would be most grateful if you consider it- or an RT to spread the news.
It's for the right reasons.
@doctor_oxford @RoyLilley @JustinOnWeb @JamieFonzarelli @JaneMCummings
Much love
PSK
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1 Nov 2025
Picked up these from nearby brewery @BrewToon yesterday ๐ป 12.7% and 0.5% should average each other out ๐คฃ
#CraftBeer #DarkBeer #Stout
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24 Oct 2025
Today's dark beer haul from @hopshopaberdeen & @sainsburys ๐ป
@brewyorkbeer @BrewDog @vocationbrewery #VaultCity #beyondbeliefbrewing #jiddlerstipple
#CraftBeer #Stout
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