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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
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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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Patient Organisations Urge Government to Prioritise People with Chronic and Rare Diseases, of All Ages, in Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines
A coalition of patient organisations has today written to An Taoiseach and to the Chair of the High-Level Task Force on Vaccination and Immunisation to urge that people with chronic and/or rare diseases, of all ages, be treated as the highest priority in determining early vaccine recipients. Already, many countries around the globe are including... View Article
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Mortgage Protection Update During Covid
Recently, we have received a number of enquiries from people with diabetes in relation to accessing mortgage protection and life cover. While the issues faced by people with diabetes pre-covid still remain, unfortunately COVID 19 has made the market even more difficult for people with diabetes seeking to purchase a new home. Mortgage protection... View Article
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Ask the Election Candidate Questions
So the election has been called for 8th February. Over the next few weeks, election candidates will be knocking on the door. This is a great opportunity to highlight the lack of resources in current HSE diabetes services. As a community, we feel that in the past 3 years, Diabetes has become less of... View Article
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