Specialists call for overhaul of inefficient diabetes care system

DIABETES specialists have called for a radical overhaul of what it describes as the State’s current shorted-sighted, costly and inefficient system of diabetes care.

Life-threatening complications of diabetes, such as heart disease and stroke, are costing taxpayers almost €600 million annually.

Doctors believe, however, that costly interventions could be largely avoided if the Government adopted a preventative approach to the disease.