Care boost for children with diabetes

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.

The children, from Limerick and Galway, had not been seen by a consultant paediatric endocrinologist since last May since Clodagh O’Gorman went on sick leave from her post at University Hospital Limerick. Instead, a pool of paediatricians, none specialising in diabetes treatment, have looked after the children.

Diabetes Ireland health promotion and research manager Anna Clarke said the situation was “of major concern” given the impact poor blood sugar control or poor insulin management could have on growth and development issues.