High risk of diabetes for the over-50s in Ireland revealed by Dublin study

As many as 10% of diabetes cases among people aged 50 and over may be undiagnosed, according to the country’s top study on aging.

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), led by Trinity College Dublin, is studying a representative cohort of more than 8,000 people aged 50 and above over a period of 10 years. It discovered 10% have diabetes, with 10% of that group unaware they suffered from the condition.

TILDA researchers were able to determine those people had type 2 diabetes, thanks to blood samples provided for the study.