Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy is to face a trial accused of false imprisonment of Tánaiste Joan Burton during the Jobstown anti-Irish Water protest last year.

People with the most common form of diabetes are not controlling the condition, but think they are.

Children’s health will suffer with the loss of a quality paediatric diabetes service at University Hospital Limerick, a national campaign group has warned.

The long-term health of thousands of diabetes sufferers is being put at risk after a leading hospital pushed out their annual check-ups to 18 months due to pressures on the service.

One person every day is still having a leg amputated because of the Government’s failure to properly fund early diabetes screening checks.

Up to 300 children with diabetes unable to access a doctor specifically trained in their treatment for the past six months will be able to do so from next week.

TYPE 1 diabetes is increasing in the under-fives in Ireland, says Dr Anna Clarke, health promotion officer with the Diabetes Federation of Ireland.

It has been claimed that women with ‘pear-shaped’ figures are less likely to suffer from heart problems related to their weight than those with ‘apple-shaped’ figures.

Health Minister James Reilly must persist with plans to tackle fizzy drink and confectionery lobby groups if he is to prevent the health service from being “overwhelmed” with a growing diabetes crisis.

Diabetes patients are being warned to have their blood pressure and kidney function checked every year.

IT’S true what they say: fat children become fat adults.

A BREAKTHROUGH by scientists at Trinity College could prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes, affecting about 14% of over 40s and which is obesity related.

A SUPPORT group for diabetes patients has advised people with the disease to keep taking a controversial popular drug despite concerns it can increase the risk of heart attacks.

DAN O’CONNOR has already lost half a leg to diabetes, and saving the other depends largely on access to a podiatrist, a professional who identifies and treats diabetics at risk of foot ulceration, which, if untreated, can lead to amputations.

Almost one third of Irish people think they are overweight, a new survey revealed today

TEENAGERS with diabetes feel ignored when it comes to managing their condition, a new report reveals.

AGREED plans to offer potentially life-changing services for people with diabetes have been scuppered.

PEOPLE with diabetes are ending up in hospital casualty units around the country because of a chronic shortage of specialist services that could keep them well, the Diabetes Federation of Ireland (DFI) has claimed.

HUNDREDS of people have been told to see their GP urgently after a routine public health screening event for diabetes revealed shocking results.