Diabetes and Heart Disease prevention Ireland

Two of the most common (and often related) health problems in Ireland today are diabetes and heart disease.
A new report by the Institute of Public Health, shows that a rise in Irish obesity is set to drive diabetes levels up by 37% over ten years up to 2015, due mainly to rising obesity levels.
The report is entitled Counting the cost of diabetes on the island of Ireland .

Published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and released yesterday, predicts a 26% increase in diabetes in the north of Ireland and a 37% increase in the Republic over the ten year period (2005-2015). The new report entitled, Making Diabetes Count: What does the future hold? is the second such report from the authors - The Irish Diabetes Prevalence Working Group.
"Taking into account population change and assuming the most realistic scenario that obesity rates will continue to rise in the same way it has over the last decade or so, the forecast is that the population prevalence of diabetes in adults in 2015 willl be 6.3% or 84,226 people in the north of Ireland and 5.6% or 193,944 people in the Republic. This represents an increase of just over 17,100 in the north of Ireland and 52,800 adults for the Republic respectively between 2005 and 2015. The vast majority of this increase is for Type 2 diabetes and it is clear to us from our research that an increase in obesity is the key driver of changes in the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in the adult population." Dr Kevin Balanda, Associate Director of the IPH.

Some of the key recommendations contained in the report include:

* A comprehensive All-Ireland system for monitoring the prevalence of overweight/obesity and factors which influence it should be established.
* High quality diabetes registers should be urgently established and maintained on the island of Ireland, North and South, with a view to creating national and All-Ireland registers.
* All-Ireland cross-sectoral population studies should undertaken to estimate: (1) The prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes amongst children (0-19years) (2) The prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes amongst adults (20+years)
* Ethnicity should be included in any future census in the north of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and methods explored to include ethnicity as a factor in population projections in both jurisdictions.
* A systematic approach to the development and use of population prevalence estimates and forecasts, at national and sub-national level, should be developed on the island. Further development of the PBS Model is recommended.

The full report is very informative and can be downloaded here from the

Another major Irish health plan aimed at combating heart disease across Europe is to be launched in Ireland today.
The European Heart Health Charter is part of an European Union policy document on cardiovascular disease prevention aimed at one of Ireland's and the world’s biggest killers.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Europe and in Ireland, accounting for 50% of all deaths.
The charter is being launched in Ireland by the Irish Heart Foundation. Leading Irish professional and public health organisations, policy makers and politicians will sign the document, pledging to tackle cardiovascular disease and to strongly promote a future ’heart healthier Ireland’.
“Every child born in this millennium has the right to live until the age of at least 65 without suffering from avoidable cardiovascular disease.” is the aim of the charter launched today who's key signatories include, Professor Eoin O’Brien, President of the Irish Heart Foundation, David Kennedy, Chairman of the National Heart Alliance and Geraldine Luddy, Director of the Women’s Health Council.

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