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  • 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 our monthly direct debit draw here and you could be... View Article

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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