Thriveabetes 2026, Ireland’s only volunteer-led national Type 1 Diabetes conference, is organised by volunteers from across the country. Galway has a significant presence at this year’s Thriveabetes conference, with both speakers and volunteers contributing lived experience, advocacy and professional expertise. The event takes place on Saturday, 18 April 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport, … Read more
With data from 1985 to 2025 showing cases of type 1 diabetes on the rise globally, and that incidence of the chronic autoimmune disease is disproportionately higher among persons from lower-income countries, experts of a new study in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice highlight the importance of new epidemiological studies for inroads to care.1 The … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj At the International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) World Diabetes Congress held in Bangkok last week, an epoch-making decision was taken, nearly 75 years after a particular type of diabetes was first recorded. Peter Schwarz, president of IDF, announced the inauguration of the Type 5 Diabetes Working Group, … Read more