# Diabetes

This year

2023

# Health

Losing weight can put type 2 diabetes in remission ‘for at least five years’, UK study says

The data suggests that losing weight and keeping it off can help reverse diabetes.

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Apr 19th 2023, 8:24 AM

# Diabetes

Biden praises US drug manufacturer for cutting insulin price by 70%

The announcement will be welcomed by over 37 million Americans, after manufacturers ratcheted up insulin prices in recent years.

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Mar 1st 2023, 9:04 PM

Last year

2022

# Healthcare

FactCheck: Is 10% of Ireland's healthcare budget spent on diabetes?

The claim has been made by government ministers and the HSE itself.

18.7k

May 21st 2022, 8:00 AM

All time

# metabolic surgery

Research shows surgery more effective at treating type 2 diabetes compared to regular insulin use

37% of patients who underwent the surgery achieved remission of their diabetes entirely.

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Dec 14th 2020, 6:30 AM

# Metabolic health

Doctors warn against obesity patient 'stigma' in post-pandemic health system

The Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism has warned that obesity patients need access to care in the weeks to come.

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May 11th 2020, 7:00 AM

# cup of joe

Drinking coffee can reduce risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, study says (but don't over do it)

The benefit is lost if more than four cups of coffee are consumed, however.

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Nov 27th 2019, 7:46 AM

# remission

'We should treat type 2 diabetes the way we treat cancer'

Today is World Diabetes Day and a health group wants the HSE to examine more ways of helping people to reverse their type 2 diabetes through losing weight.

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Nov 14th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Inis Mór

'World's first' use of drone technology to deliver insulin to island off Galway coast

The drone was successfully piloted to Inis Mór by researchers from NUI Galway.

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Sep 16th 2019, 4:44 PM

# Diabetes

'We need to up our game': Call for national registry as HSE unable to estimate prevalence of diabetes

The HSE said its inability to verify this data is a significant problem for the health service.

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Sep 1st 2019, 6:00 AM

# bmj

Smoking and diabetes have a greater impact on heart attack risk in women than men - study

Smoking increased a woman’s risk of a heart attack by 55% more than it increased the risk in a man.

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Nov 8th 2018, 6:15 AM

# minding your health

After a death, young people band together to get the best care for their diabetes

A new approach has been developed involving the young people

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Dec 16th 2017, 7:45 AM

# world diabetes day

'We know the damage diabetes can do to our bodies, but not to our minds'

One third of people were unaware of the link between the condition and dementia.

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Nov 14th 2017, 6:20 AM

# World Sight Day

'It puts holes in the retina': Thousands at risk of blindness due to diabetes-linked eye disease

“People absolutely take their eyesight for granted until there’s a problem,” Stephen Duffy said.

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Oct 12th 2017, 6:20 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Do taxes on sugary drinks actually work?

FactCheck delves into a dispute over the so-called sugar tax, which is to go live on 1 May.

63.2k

Oct 10th 2017, 6:30 PM

# The Lancet

Study indicates diabetes drug could help slow progression of Parkinson's

Parkinson’s is the second largest neurological condition in Ireland.

9.4k

Aug 4th 2017, 4:38 PM

# Health

Early onset menopause linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

The researchers examined 6819 women to analyse the association between menopause and diabetes.

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Jul 23rd 2017, 12:00 PM

# Stigma

'It's not an easy way out': Is surgery the way to help solve Ireland's obesity crisis?

Surgical intervention saves the State in the long-term from healthcare costs associated with obesity, say doctors.

19.1k

May 22nd 2017, 12:05 AM

Voices

My dead pancreas: 'My diabetes diagnosis is celebrating its 20th birthday'

I inject myself roughly eight times a day and I don’t always behave myself around doughnuts or fried cheese, writes Caitríona Daly.

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May 20th 2017, 7:30 PM

# Oh Sugar

Children who spend more time on phones and tablets are 'more likely to develop diabetes'

Researchers have said limiting usage of electronics can help stave off future health issues.

40.0k

Mar 14th 2017, 6:15 AM

# the shocking tooth

Teens drink a 'bathtub' of sugary drinks every year

Children aged 11 to 18 consume on average 234 cans of sugar-sweetened soft drinks each year.

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Dec 28th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Inspiration

How diabetes 'saved' my life

US-based motivation speaker and elite powerlifter, Chris Rudden, describes his experience of living with an incurable disease.

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Dec 3rd 2016, 8:30 AM

# Obesity

'Alarming results': Unfit Dublin teens show risk of heart disease similar to 55 or 60-year-olds

The DCU research concentrated on the health of moderately fit and unfit transition-year students in the greater Dublin area.

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Sep 23rd 2016, 3:29 PM

Voices

Don't get the recommended amount of exercise? You could be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Sinead Powell from Diabetes Ireland outlines the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes, and how to manage the condition.

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Sep 11th 2016, 12:00 PM

# leg-o

A man waiting for a prosthetic leg has created an amazing Lego alternative

Marc Cronin lost his leg back in 2014 due to complications with diabetes.

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Sep 6th 2016, 8:24 AM

# 442 million

The number of people living with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980

One in 11 people now have the condition, with obesity playing a large part in the rise of type-2 diagnoses.

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Apr 6th 2016, 5:08 PM

# gestational diabetes

'It's a disgrace some women can't get the support they need'

About 8,000 women in Ireland develop gestational diabetes every year.

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Mar 12th 2016, 10:00 AM

# Type 2 Diabetes

Newly discovered treatment mimics exercise benefits without all the hard work

Good news for type 2 sufferers.

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Jan 21st 2016, 12:51 PM

# Diabetes

Mother: 'I would rather my daughter dies at home than give her insulin'

The High Court has ordered that a diabetic teenager be given insulin in spite of her mother’s stance.

96.1k

Oct 2nd 2015, 9:37 PM

# Diabetes

Google is making a big move to help treat diabetes

A new partnership sees it developing new technology that will help treat diabetes.

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Sep 1st 2015, 11:45 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Sunday

The Bray Air Display, Bertie Ahern and a bomb attack in Lurgan had people talking today.

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Jul 19th 2015, 8:26 PM

# Diabetes

'I had to pin down my six-year-old daughter to inject her before she ate'

Controlling blood sugar levels is a daily challenge for the thousands of children living with diabetes in Ireland.

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Jun 20th 2015, 9:30 PM

# Diabetes

Parents and children freed from 15 injection-a-day regime

With the use of Insulin pump therapy, Ben, Emily Mai and Harry have become free from injections.

15.4k

Mar 12th 2015, 6:03 AM

# pop the kettle on

Your daily dose of Barry's or Lyons could stop you developing diabetes

Tea-lovers everywhere will rejoice at the news from this latest study.

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Mar 1st 2015, 3:31 PM

# never seen before

Mother of Cork toddler thanks hospital for saving her daughter with rare diabetes

Medication designed for Ava has meant that she no longer needs an insulin pump and can now live at home.

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Feb 25th 2015, 7:30 PM

# female protection

Why are women with diabetes at more risk of dying than men?

A new study says that these women face a 40% increased excess risk of death compared to the opposite gender.

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Feb 6th 2015, 10:30 AM

# Health

Good news for coffee drinkers. A few cups a day reduces your risk of diabetes

Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day apparently isn’t all that bad.

11.3k

Nov 14th 2014, 4:46 PM

Voices

A Personal Story: My life with Turner Syndrome

At 28, Turner Syndrome continues to dominate my life and now the time is right to step out from the invisible wall I seem to have built around myself.

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Sep 29th 2014, 7:30 AM