It’s estimated that the number of diabetes cases in Ireland will reach almost a quarter of a million by 2020.
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Today is World Diabetes Day and a new campaign is being launched to raise awareness of the condition which it’s thought currently affects one in three families.
Low blood sugar levels can manifest as a lack of energy or concentration, a headache, tremors and while the disease can be managed it can also lead to complications including blindness, kidney problems and limb amputations.
Dr. Anna Clarke – Health Promotion and Research Manager of the Diabetes Federation of Ireland says it’s important to make the distinction between the two different type of diabetes:
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