Diabetes Ireland and CarePlus Launch New Service: Patients being offered support programme from community pharmacists nationwide
...support and advice on their condition. It is estimated there are more than 225,000 people living with diabetes in Ireland, with 90% having Type 2 diabetes, and this is expected to rise to 278,850 by 2030. For people with Type 2 diabetes who may wish to take part in a peer to peer programme facilitated by a Dietitian/Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Diabetes Ireland has developed its CODE Type 2 diabetes structured education programme to be delivered...
Press release: New research reveals people with type 2 diabetes are not controlling their condition despite thinking they are
...f the condition is not well controlled. It is estimated that there are over 225,000 people in Ireland with diabetes and 90% of those, or 205,000, live with type 2. The growing levels of obesity, one of the contributing factors in developing type 2 diabetes, will see this number rise to over 250,000 by 2032. The research was a comprehensive attitudinal survey of 300 Diabetes Ireland members who have type 2 diabetes. It marks the launch of a new tre...
Need for a National Diabetes Register
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long-term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is the need for a National Diabetes Register National Diab...
Access to a Flash Glucose Monitoring System
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is access to a Flash Glucose Monitoring System Flash Glucose...
Delivery of Specialist Community Diabetes Teams
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is the delivery of Specialist Community Diabetes Teams Enh...
Extend the Type 2 Cycle of Care to all People
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is to Extend the Type 2 Cycle of Care to all People Extend...
Inclusion of Women with Gestational Diabetes to the LTI Scheme
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is the Inclusion of Women with Gestational Diabetes to the...
Access to Education and Insulin Pumps for Adults
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is Access to Education and Insulin Pumps for Adults Struct...
Psychology Services for People with Diabetes
...actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. One of these Actions is Psychology Services for People with Diabetes Psychology...
Cancer, dementia, diabetes, and heart charities join forces to fund research to reduce risk of these diseases
...elated to the causes, prevention and cure of diabetes. In 2013 an estimated 225,000 people in Ireland were living with diabetes. Diabetes research will improve understanding of the condition and offers the best hope of finding a cure. Diabetes Ireland Research Alliance, through collaboration with others, helps to achieve this by supporting and funding high quality global and Irish based diabetes research. About the MRCG/HRB scheme This call is fac...
Wills & Legacies
...helping people by providing care, education, support and motivation to the 225,000 Irish people affected by diabetes and their families and those at risk of developing diabetes. Diabetes Ireland also raises public awareness of diabetes, its symptoms, risk factors for type 2 diabetes and funds research into finding a cure for diabetes. We are a registered charity that is very heavily dependent on voluntary donations to fund its services. The cha...
