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We’re Hiring!

Job Title: Podiatrist (Full-time) Diabetes Ireland is seeking a podiatrist (full-time) and invites applications from suitably qualified podiatrists for its diabetes footcare service in Santry, Dublin. As a... View Article
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Abbott Launches New Integrated Digital Solution for People with Diabetes in Ireland

Abbott today announced its FreeStyle LibreLink app is now compatible with Novo Nordisk’s smart connected insulin pens in Ireland, which will help reduce the burden associated with diabetes management and... View Article
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Accessing and using diabetes health services: The ‘Patient Experience’ Survey

Do you have diabetes and receive your diabetes care in Ireland? Or are you a parent/carer of a child/adolescent with diabetes living and receiving diabetes care in Ireland? We often... View Article
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Type 2 Personal Story

In the Autumn 2022 edition of our magazine, Deborah speaks with Tracey Hayes about her Type 2 diabetes journey following a diagnosis in 2019. Tracey, from Cloughjordan in Tipperary, worked... View Article
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We’re Hiring!

Job Title: Assistant Psychologist (0.8 WTE/4 days per week, Fixed 1-year term) Diabetes Ireland invites applications from suitably qualified Assistant Psychologists to develop a new support service that will offer... View Article
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Delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes and highlighting the importance of TEST and early recognition of symptoms

In the last weeks of 2022, Teplizumab, the world’s first type 1 diabetes disease-modifying drug, has been approved for use by the USA’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is an immunotherapy drug... View Article
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Aer Lingus responds positively to Diabetes Ireland’s advocacy intervention

A concerned parent of a child with diabetes and a member of Diabetes Ireland contacted us recently to highlight their, and other parents’, concerns regarding the information on the Aer... View Article
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Diabetes Ireland supports a Research Project to estimate the Health and Financial impact of Diabetes Care in Ireland

Diabetes Ireland and Diabetes Ireland Research Alliance, together with Irish Research Council have agreed to co-fund a two-year research project aimed at estimating the economic cost of diabetes care in... View Article
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Life Story: The Importance of Early Support

In the August 2022 edition of our magazine, Deborah speaks with Jean Langford about her Type 1 diabetes journey after her diagnosis at the young age of 11. Now at... View Article
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Diabetes Education to protect tomorrow, When did you last learn about Diabetes?

This is the theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day, a day that the diabetes community come together to raise awareness of the condition. Diabetes is a serious health... View Article
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Life Story: More Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes Needed

In the Autumn edition of the Diabetes Ireland Members Magazine, Eva Lee speaks to Deborah Condon about using social media to share details about the TEST campaign and raise awareness... View Article
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“Living Well With Diabetes” Virtual Education Conference Returns for 2022

To kick off our World Diabetes Day 2022 celebrations, we will be delivering a virtual education conference on Saturday 5 November from 2 pm to 4.30 pm. The conference... View Article
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Diabetes Ireland is urging people with diabetes to take care of their feet as latest figures of diabetes-related amputations and in-patient foot ulceration treatment are published

Diabetes Ireland is once again urging people with diabetes to be proactive in looking after their feet and book a foot assessment with a podiatrist as diabetes-related amputations and in-patient... View Article
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Dexcom G7 is now available in Ireland

Following a global launch, Dexcom has just announced that the G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system is now available in Ireland. Dexcom G7 has the fastest sensor warmup on... View Article
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Diabetes Service Developments Supported in Budget 2023

Diabetes Ireland warmly welcomed the announcement of funding for diabetes service development following the budget. The Department of Health confirmed that it plans to roll out new strategies for a... View Article
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Another excellent turnout for our latest webinar on “Protecting my Kidneys from Diabetes”

Another excellent turnout of over 220 people for the latest webinar in the Diabetes Ireland webinar series. The topic for the webinar was “Protecting my kidneys from Diabetes” with... View Article
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Global Type 1 Diabetes Index is Launched

Launch of global Type 1 Diabetes Index, the first-of-its-kind index, raises awareness of the burden and unmet need of people living with Type 1 diabetes around the world. Today,... View Article
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TDs and Senators asked to support the call for the setting up of a Diabetes Taskforce

TDs and Senators asked to support the call for the setting up of a Diabetes Taskforce to develop a 10-Year National Diabetes Strategy and take immediate actions to improve diabetes... View Article
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Latest Software update to bring new features to the t:slim X2 insulin pump

Within the coming weeks, a new software update will become available for the Tandem Diabetes Care t:slim X2™ insulin pump, This latest update makes available new features for pumps currently... View Article
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Novo Nordisk officially announce the launch of its latest Smart Insulin Pens in Ireland

Many people with diabetes are still required to manually record their insulin doses, while often only achieving normal blood glucose control for just about half of the day *1. A... View Article
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