FUNDING SECURED FOR TYPE 1 RESEARCH PROJECT

DIRA has submitted a research project to the Health Research Board (HRB) for joint funding. The project is a study which will identify the factors that influence diabetes management/self-care amongst young Irish adults (aged 23-30) with Type 1 diabetes. Young adults in this age range often want to improve their diabetes control, but struggle to do so; identifying what factors hinder these young people from maintaining good diabetes control, will help diabetes teams to assist them in overcoming self-care barriers while promoting factors that enable them to achieve better control and improve quality of life.

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