This expanded use would provide a foundation to deliver efficient diabetes care post COVID-19 which can potentially reduce the need for face-to-face appointments. These technologies also address many barriers with ‘finger-stick’ monitoring and their data sharing Apps allows clinicians, as part of virtual consultations, to effectively support people with diabetes under their care. Diabetes Ireland has supported the HSE in their review of the reimbursement scheme by submitting Irish clinical research and a user experience survey completed by 300 people self-funding their flash glucose monitors and yet we are still awaiting a decision on expanding the scheme two years later.įlash (FreeStyle Libre®) Glucose Monitoring is one of the technologies designed to replace routine ‘finger-stick’ self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) for people with diabetes aged 4 or over, including pregnant women, who use multiple daily injections (MDI) or an insulin pump to deliver their insulin. This did happen in 2018, but only for a very small cohort of the type 1 diabetes population and the community responded by organising a community led petition signed by 19,000 people, almost one signature for every person with type 1 diabetes in Ireland. People with diabetes have been calling for the inclusion of Flash technology (FreeStyle Libre®) on the long-term illness scheme since 2016 when the device first became available in Ireland, the evidence of this can be seen in the hundreds of parliamentary questions submitted by TDs from then up to the present day. We are asking that the government extend access to the Flash Glucose Monitoring (FreeStyle Libre®) to all people with diabetes on MDI or an insulin pump (Type1, Type 2, etc.) based on clinical need. This flash monitor offers a more comprehensive profile of glucose levels to help people with diabetes and clinicians to make more informed diabetes management decisions. One of these Actions is access to a Flash Glucose Monitoring System Flash Glucose Sensors (FreeStyle Libre®)Īdults over age 21 years, who manage their diabetes using insulin, either by multiple daily injections MDI or an insulin pump, cannot access the only Flash Glucose Monitor available in Ireland, the FreeStyle Libre®. The submission is focused on a range of deliverable actions that are person-centred, cost effective and builds on existing HSE commitments to tackle chronic conditions including diabetes. Prevention- Online Risk Test & Screeningsĭiabetes Ireland has launched its 2022 Pre-budget submission and is proposing 8 immediate actions for implementation which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications.Covid-19 & Diabetes: Questions & Answers.Easier Access to Mortgage Protection Cover.Call to Action: Access to Education and Insulin Pumps for Adults.Call to Action: Inclusion of Women with Gestational Diabetes to the LTI Scheme.Call to Action: Extend the Type 2 Cycle of Care to all People.Call to Action: Psychology Services for People with Diabetes.
Call to Action: Delivery of Specialist Community Diabetes Teams.Call to Action: Access to a Flash Glucose Monitoring System.Call to Action: Need for a National Diabetes Register.
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