HSE now funding 'life-changing' diabetes device

 Aoife Willis said the device has allowed her to return to long-distance running and rowing. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Aoife Willis said the device has allowed her to return to long-distance running and rowing. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A 'life-changing' medical device which supports people with Type 1 diabetes and which had cost €120 a month is now being funded by the HSE. 

The move has been welcomed by patients and advocates, with one Limerick woman describing how the device has allowed her to return to long-distance running and rowing.

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