Greystones: Free diabetes screening and awareness day
Free diabetes risk assessment & screening will take place at Tesco Greystones on World diabetes Day 14th November from 10 – 2pm. Jenny Dunbar, diabetes nurse, Diabetes Ireland will be available to answer your queries. For further details contact Siobhan O’Grady at 1850 909 909.
World Diabetes Day in Diabetes Centre, University Hospital Galway
The Diabetes Centre at University Hospital Galway will be celebrating World Diabetes Day on Friday 14th November 2014.
Information Evening: Louth General Hospital
To mark World Diabetes Day, staff from the Diabetes Department, Louth Hospital Group are hosting a free Information Evening on... View Article
Wicklow: Table Quiz
Wicklow & District Lions Club are holding a table quiz in aid of Diabetes Ireland.
Laois Branch Christmas Party
The Laois Branch are delighted to invite you all their first ever Christmas Party on the 7th of December in... View Article
Direct Debit Monthly Draw Winner
The winner of Octobers’s direct debit draw is Stephen Hevey, Dublin 2 (Ball No: 1143) Congratulations Stephen! Sign up for... View Article
Sweetpea Kidz Club Christmas Party
Save the date for our Sweetpea Kidz Club Christmas party. More details to follow.
Research news
First Ever Person with Type 1 Diabetes Receives Experimental Encapsulated Human Stem Cell-Derived Beta Cell Replacement Therapy. Diabetes Ireland Research Alliance, a subsidiary of Diabetes Ireland, and a partner of JDRF (UK) is delighted to hear of this milestone. Encapsulated cell therapies have the potential to fundamentally transform the lives of people with type 1 diabetes.
Mayo Diabetes Awareness Month
A joint venture between Mayo PCCC, HSE West, Mayo General Hospital, Croí, and Diabetes Ireland will see the month of... View Article
Cavan – CODE Education Programme
A free CODE Type 2 education programme will take place in Cootehill, Co Cavan. Commencing Tuesday the18th of November and... View Article
Managing my Type 2 Diabetes – Public Education Meeting
As more and more people are being diagnosed with diabetes, HSE services are being simply overwhelmed and are struggling to cope with the number of patients seeking diabetes treatment. Meanwhile, people with diabetes have to manage their condition on a day to day basis. Without proper education and understanding of the condition, this is not easy.
CODE Education Programme: Donegal
A free CODE Type 2 education programme will take place in Bayview Medical Centre, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, commencing on Tuesday 14th of October. The course will run for three concescutive weeks with a further session in 6 months (tbc)...
Sligo Meeting: Psychological Aspects of Diabetes
The Sligo/Leitrim Parents Group in conjunction with Diabetes Ireland would like to invite you to an Information Topic: ‘Psychological Aspects... View Article
The National Diabetes Cup 2014 scoops award
It's official, The National Diabetes Cup 2014 was award winning. The National Diabetes Cup was recently nominated for an IMSTA’s Med Tech Award for Community And Social Awareness and was beat out some stiff competition to be chosen as the winner. As massive well done to Bayer and Medtronic, our sponsors. But a special thank you to everyone who took part and help make the event such a success.
Giant Breakthrough in Type 1 Diabetes Research
Diabetes Ireland is delighted to hear of the Harvard success and congratulate Professor Melton and colleagues on figuring out the complex series of steps necessary to turn stem cells into beta cells. Hopefully, they can negotiate the regulations for mass production so that an abundant supply of beta cells is available an new and innovative methods will be developed to cure/treat Type 1 diabetes.
Public Education Meeting – Dun Laoghaire
The Dun Laoghaire Branch will be holding our next Public Education Meeting at the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, at 8pm... View Article
Laois: Public Information Meeting for Parents and carers of Children with Type 1 diabetes
Diabetes Ireland in association with Bayer health Care are holding a Public Information Meeting for Parents and carers of Children... View Article
Free Diabetes screening: Kildare
Free diabetes risk assessment & screening will take place in Cosgroves Pharmacy, Main Street Newbridge, Co Kildare on Wednesday 29th... View Article
CODE Education Programme – Wexford
A free CODE Type 2 education programme will take place in Wexford town commencing Tuesday 21st October and continuing on... View Article
Donegal: Public Information meeting and branch AGM
The Donegal Branch of Diabetes Ireland invites you to a Public Information meeting and AGM.Date: Sunday October 26thTime: 2.30pm The Mount... View Article