Become a Diabetes Advocate
Diabetes health services in Ireland are under-resourced. Diabetes Action's campaigns seek to influence public health policy and to improve diabetes health services through advocacy, engagement and lobbying.
About Diabetes Action
Diabetes Action, established in 2010, is an advocacy initiative of three organisations:
●Diabetes Federation of Ireland ●Irish Diabetes Nurse Specialist Association ●Diabetes Section of the Irish Endocrine Society
Half the Services, Half the Care
People with diabetes in Ireland are offered only half the health-care services they need to help manage their condition effectively.
Diabetes Action is engaged in advocacy work to secure strategically resourced and targeted health services for people with diabetes by engaging with policy makers, public representatives and health-care professionals. We aim to influence public policy for the benefit of Ireland's diabetes community.
Diabetes in Ireland 2010-2020
The number of people with diabetes in Ireland will to rise from 191,000 in 2011 to 233,000 by 2020.
Ireland is facing a diabetes epidemic which will present huge challenges to the HSE and the public finances in coming years.
Diabetes Based Discrimination
Have you experienced discrimination or had your rights violated because you have diabetes? Find out about diabetes based discrimination in Ireland and see what you may be able to do if you are treated prejudicially.
