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Large Attendance at our April Educational Webinar

The latest in the series of Diabetes Ireland webinars was held on Wednesday 28th of April with 500 people registering and 270 viewers attending on the night. The webinar was for adults with Type 1 diabetes and parents of children with Type 1 diabetes.   The guest speaker was Dr Eirin Carolan Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist... View Article

Cross Party Oireachtas Committee on Diabetes are updated on the current impasse on the removal of Age Restrictions for the Freestyle Libre

Earlier this week, the Cross Party Oireachtas Committee on Diabetes met with representatives of Abbott’s Diabetes Care Business and Health Tech (Ireland) for an update on the current situation in Ireland and internationally relating to patient access to the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, produced by Abbott.    Over the last 3 to 4 years, the diabetes community and political representatives have been calling for the Freestyle Libre system to... View Article Read More

The Success of Diabetic RetinaScreen

Despite the many challenges that Covid-19 has brought, Diabetic RetinaScreen continues to be a hugely successful programme. In the  Spring 2021 edition of the Diabetes Ireland Members Magazine, Deborah Condon talks to Clinical Director, Prof David Keegan, and Conor Lennon.   To read the full article, click here,      

Fantastic feedback for Dr Maeve Durkan from our second Education Webinar of 2021

More than 200 people viewed Diabetes Ireland’s second education webinar of 2021 to hear Dr Maeve Durkan, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork speaking on: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease, what steps can I take?” on Wednesday March 31st.   Dr Durkan gave a very practical insight into understanding and managing the essentials of Type 2 diabetes covering the importance... View Article

Over 160 people living with Type 2 Diabetes have already registered for our second in a series of Education Webinars for 2021, Don’t Miss Out!

Diabetes Ireland will host its second webinar of 2021 entitled “Preventing Cardiovascular Disease, what steps can I take?” on Wednesday March 31st at 7pm.   Presenting on the night will be Dr Maeve Durkan, Bons Secours Hospital Cork, will discuss the importance of HbA1c, Cholesterol, and Blood pressure control when it comes to preventing cardiovascular disease... View Article

Monash University researchers discover potential therapeutic target to reduce diabetes-induced heart failure

Researchers from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), in collaboration with The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, have discovered a potential therapeutic target which could reduce heart failure and may improve the quality of life for those living with diabetes.   In a new study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, the researchers found... View Article

Huge attendance at Diabetes Ireland’s “Maximising Your Remote Consultation” Webinar

More than 220 people attended Diabetes Ireland’s first education webinar of 2021 to hear Dr Emma Wilmot, Consultant Diabetologist at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in the UK provide expert advice on how to maximise your remote consultation with your diabetes team.   Dr Wilmot outlined the benefits of the new... View Article

People with diabetes who have a higher than recommended HbA1c to be prioritised for COVID 19 vaccine

Diabetes Ireland welcomes the announcement from the Government today prioritising people with underlying health conditions, including diabetes, for earlier access to the COVID vaccine by moving us further up the priority list. Diabetes Ireland has been working with a wide range of charities under an Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science & Industry (IPPOSI) initiative... View Article

Educating yourself about diabetes is key

Nicola O’Hanlon was just seven years when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but despite that being thirty-eight years ago, Nicola remembers everything “vividly.” In the Winter 2020 edition of the Diabetes Ireland Members Magazine, Deborah Condon speaks to Nicola about her journey so far.           To read the full... View Article

Diabetic RetinaScreen introduces two-yearly screening pathway for eligible participants

Diabetic RetinaScreen (DRS), the National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme, is introducing a two-yearly screening pathway for screening participants who are deemed eligible.   Until now, DRS has invited programme participants for diabetic retinal screening once a year. This will now change to a two-yearly appointment for people who fulfil certain criteria. If a person has... View Article

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