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• Diabetes Ireland unveils “Diabetes Smart” a free online education programme for people with Type 2 diabetes

  Kieran O’ Leary, CEO, Diabetes Ireland,  Sinead Powell, Senior Dietician, Diabetes Ireland, and Owen Treacy from Novo Nordisk unveil “Diabetes Smart” a free online education programme for people living with Type 2 diabetes.   With GPs currently heavily overstretched, this programme will provide them with an educational tool where they can refer their Type 2... View Article

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• Type 1 Diabetes: Sinéad’s Story

  In the Winter 2021 edition of the Diabetes Ireland Members Magazine, Deborah Condon chatted with Sinéad Greene about her Type 1 diabetes journey. Diagnosed at age 13, Sinéad who is now a school teacher and plays GAA for Cavan ladies, has never let her diabetes get in the way of her life or stop her... View Article

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• 100-year anniversary of the first-ever injection of insulin administered

  January 11th, marks the 100-year anniversary of the first-ever injection of insulin administered. On this day, 100 years ago, Banting & Best administered the first injection of insulin to a young 14-year-old boy, Leonard Thompson with a two-year history of diabetes who was being kept alive essentially by starvation.  Weighing just 65lbs, he was dull... View Article

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