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8/12/2019 Diabetes Ireland

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RCSI 2014

Sinead Hanley

Dietitian, Regional DevelopmentOfficer,

Diabetes Ireland


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380 million people with diabetes worldwide

1.5 billion people obese worldwide 327,000 Irish children either obese or

overweight

Safefood; 1 in 4 children under 5 areoverweight or obese in Ireland


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1 in 3 Irish families affected by diabetes

191,000 with diabetes in Ireland 60% increase by 2025

12% of Irish people over 60 have diabetes

77% of people know someone with diabetes


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95% of people aware of the link between

diabetes and obesity Majority of us do little or nothing to avoid

either condition


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Current Situation

Prevalence increasing

Health Service under resourced

Limited patient access to education

Lack of diabetes awareness


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To provide a quality service inimproving the lives of people

affected by diabetesand working

with others to prevent and cure

diabetes

Our Mission


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Aims of Diabetes Ireland

Provide support, education, information and

motivation to people with diabetes, their

families and carers

Raise awareness of diabetes in thecommunity and foster programmes for early

detection and prevention of diabetes

Support and encourage advances in diabetes

care andresearch


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Issues for Diabetes Ireland

From very young to very old

Differing needs at various life stages

Type 1 V Type 2

Population becoming more obese

Type 2 diabetes more prevalent in olderpop.

Limited access to diabetes education

Online V traditional information highways

Lack of awareness among wider population

Resources (staff, volunteers)

Funds


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Support and Education

Patient receives 3 hours of

support from their diabetes team

per annum. For the other 8,757

hours they have to self manage

their diabetes

Patients perception is that they do

not receive diabetes education


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diabetes.ie


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Facebook


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Twitter Page


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Support Services

Financial ServicesSpecified Illness&Whole of Life cover, mortgage & travelinsurance

Anti-discrimination activityemployers,

schools Advocacywith clinics, community

services, HSE & DoHc

Professional Supportannual multi-

disciplinary conferences, researchfunding

Health Promotion & Awareness


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Type 1 Patient Supportchildren/teensteen

activity day, family weekends, parent supportgroups, Type 1 Young Adult Groups.

Facebook, Twitter

Support & Education


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Type 2CODE, public education meetings,

structured education programmes (Directhealth education)

Support & Education


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Support&Education

The aim of education for people withdiabetes is to improve their

knowledge and skills, enabling

them to take control of their owncondition and to integrate self-

management into their daily lives.


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Community Oriented Diabetes Education (CODE)launched in 2007

- strands - St. pt. Education(SPE)

- Public education

- Awareness

Bring diabetes education to every doorstep in Ireland

Support & Education


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Structured Patient Education

Programme for T2

4 sessions/6 months

Diabetes knowledge, nutrition, physical

activity, diabetes management, self

monitoring diabetes control, goal

setting

Monitor A1c, cholesterol, BP, weight

Lifestyle and knowledge


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Health Promotion & Awareness

Focus on raising awareness of diabetes and itssymptoms in the community and in promoting early

detection of the condition

Individual screening & diabetes education


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Thanks for your attention

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