Insulin pump access limited

CHILDREN with diabetes in the West of Ireland have no access to vital insulin pumps which means parents must administer multiple injections every day.

There are at least 800 children in Mayo, Roscommon and Galway with type one diabetes which requires daily insulin injections, but just 12 insulin pumps are available for both children and adults.

Children in the West also have no access to a psychologist, as children in Dublin do, or, currently, a dietician as she is on maternity leave.