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• Diabetes Professionals to hear how Medical Alert Assistance Dogs trained by the Charity Medical Detection Dogs can Prevent Patients with Type 1 Diabetes from having Severe “Hypos”

    Claire Pesterfield will be speaking at Diabetes Ireland’s Annual Healthcare Professional Conference on her personal experience   The major fear for people with Type 1 diabetes and parents of children with Type 1 diabetes is having a “hypo”. Hypo’s occur when there is too little sugar (glucose) in the blood stream to properly support... View Article

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• Diabetes Ireland One of 35 Irish Patient Groups Who Sign ‘Charter for Medicines Assessment & Reimbursement’

  Diabetes Ireland is one of 35 Irish patient organisations who have signed a Charter calling for greater patient involvement in the ‘Medicines Assessment & Reimbursement’ process in Ireland. The Charter calls on the government to improve the transparency, accountability and communication on how medicines are assessed & reimbursed by the State.   The Charter, co-ordinated... View Article

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• Castlebar ‘Ask the Experts’ Public Meeting was a Great Success

  A Type 2 Diabetes ‘Ask the Experts’ public meeting was held in Castlebar Co Mayo on February 13th in Breaffy Hotel.     There was a lot of interest in the meeting and a full house on the night. On the night, four health professional experts oversaw questions and answers sessions. The people in attendance... View Article

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