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      • Photos 1987 to 1995
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  • Donate
    • Make a Donation
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    • Annual Hill Walk 2023 >
      • 2022 Hill Walk
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    • Darkness Into Light
    • Table Quiz 2023 >
      • 2020 Table Quiz
    • Classic Vintage Car Show 2023 >
      • Car Show Location
      • 2022 Show
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    • Christmas Food Appeal 2022 >
      • Christmas Cards
      • 2021 Food Appeal
      • 2020 Food Appeal
    • Previous Fundraisers >
      • Donations made 2022
      • Golf Classic
      • Coffee Morning
      • Fashion Show
      • Percy French
      • Altan Concert
      • Steam Train
      • Cookery Demonstration & Food Hall
      • Garda Band Concert
      • 'Malahide News' DVD
  • Services
    • safeTALK
    • St Patrick's Day Parade
    • Environmental Initiatives >
      • St Oliver Plunkett School Project
      • Pope John Paul II School Project
    • Eyeglass Recycling
    • Tools for Solidarity >
      • Hand Tools
    • Message in a Bottle
    • Diabetes Awareness >
      • MLC at Ploughing Championships
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    • Peace Poster
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      • CPR Training 2018
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    • Lions Carers Weekend
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    • Presentation to the Shiel family
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Diabetes Awareness

Diabetes Awareness
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On Saturday 12th February 2022, Áine McCabe, Malahide Lions Club, and working with the  District 133 Diabetes Awareness Team, gave an interview with Dublin City FM, 103.2 - Listen to it here, just click the link below 'Download File'. The audio file should play automatically. Use the back button on your browser to return to our website.


Malahide Lions Club are very actively involved in the Lions Clubs Ireland Type 2 Diabetes Awareness Strategy.
This Lions Signature Project aims to address the risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
This short questionnairesurvey, produced by Diabetes Ireland, will give you an immediate result indicating your risk factors. 'Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes'.
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Click on the image above or scan the QR Code on the right to access the Diabetes Ireland Risk Assessment.
The assessment is probably best done on the larger screen size of tablet, laptop or desktop computer.


We have also distributed 500 Diabetes Awareness Bookmarks to the 5 Primary Schools in our area.

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Diabetes - The Silent Assassin - This report on Diabetes, which has been prepared by the District Diabetes Team provides a synopsis of valuable information for all readers including:
  • Creating awareness of Type 2 Diabetes;
  • Identify Risk Factors linked to Type 2 Diabetes;
  • Describe the Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes; and
  • Identify steps to Avoid or Reverse Diabetes.
Click here to download the information.
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Some facts and figures (Taken from World Diabetes Day):Diabetes
  • 463 million adults (1-in-11) were living with diabetes in 2019 The number of people living with diabetes is expected rise to 578 million by 2030.
  • 1 in 2 adults with diabetes remain undiagnosed (232 million). The majority have type 2 diabetes.
  • More than 3 in 4 people with diabetes live in low and middle-income countries.
  • 1 in 6 live births (20 million) are affected by high blood glucose (hyperglycaemia) in pregnancy.
  • Two-thirds of people with diabetes live in urban areas and three-quarters are of working age.
  • 1 in 5 people with diabetes (136 million) are above 65 years old.
  • Diabetes caused 4.2 million deaths in 2019.
  • Diabetes was responsible for at least $760 billion in health expenditure in 2019 – 10% of the global total spent on healthcare.

President: Geraldine Foran
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