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.

NEW research claims that drugs commonly used by diabetics may double the risk of heart failure — but tens of thousands of diabetes sufferers in Ireland are being urged not to panic.

TAXPAYERS could save up to €3,000 per year on treating a patient with diabetes if the disease was better controlled, a leading medic has claimed.

UP TO a third of young women with diabetes are skipping insulin injections to lose weight, risking blindness, heart disease and death.

Graham Roberts claims Paul Le Guen was ill prepared for the challenge of managing Rangers – and insists the Frenchman is responsible for the “shambles” at Ibrox.

Clyde manager Graham Roberts knew his team could capitalise on defensive inexperience to claim a stunning Tennent’s Scottish Cup third-round win over Celtic.

Clyde 2 Celtic 1

FOR the next 24 hours Clyde FC and its Cumbernauld hinterland will be the centre of the football world. Literally.

MORE surprising than Charles Kennedy’s confession of a drink problem, and less believable a sight than George Galloway crossing the threshold of the Big Brother house, the politics of football nevertheless contrived to render the imminent debut of Roy Keane, Celtic midfielder, a mere afterthought yesterday.

Former Rangers defender Graham Roberts has been handed a return to Ibrox in the CIS Insurance Cup third round draw.