Episode 3

Tha rannsachadh ùr air nochdadh gu bheil an àireamh de dhaoine le tinneas an t-sùicair ann an Alba air a dhol am meud. Anns na h-Eileanan an Iar tha an àireamh de dhaoine le seòrsa a dhà den tinneas gun fhiosda dhaibh barrachd air dà uiread an àireamh nàiseanta. Tha Eòrpa a' rannsachadh dè a tha ag adhbharachadh na h-àireamhan agus de na ceumanan a tha na seirbheisean slàinte a' gabhail gus dèiligeadh riutha.

Recent research has shown that the number of people with diabetes in Scotland is on the increase. The Western Isles have the highest number of people with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes - more than double the national average. Eòrpa investigates the reasons behind theses statistics and what the health services are doing to tackle the problem.

Slighe aiseig air a ghearradh bho faisg air trì uairean a thìde gu leth-uair – rud a dh'iarradh mòran 's cinnteach, ach chan ann mar sin a dh'obraich cùisean do mhuinntir nan Eilean Westman, far chosta Innis Tìle. Chaidh cala ùr a thogail airson an eilean a fhrithealadh, ach cha deach aca air a chumail fosgailte tric thairis air a' gheamhradh ri linn droch thìde agus gluasadan gainmhich. Ach as t-samhradh tha e air obrachadh gu math, agus tòrr a bharrachd dhaoine a' tadhal air an eilean. Tha mòran eileanaich a' ceasnachadh an e co-dhùnadh ceart an cala a' steidheachadh san àite sin, agus iadsan a' rabhadh fiù 's mus deach a thogail nach robh an làrach freagarrach. 'S e a' cheist a-nis, dè thachras sa gheamhradh?

The ferry journey cut from nearly three hours to half an hour – something many would wish for surely, but it didn't quite work out like that for the residents of the Westman Islands off the Icelandic coast. A new harbour was built to link to the islands, but bad weather, and sedimentary movements meant that the harbour was unable to open during a large proportion of the winter months. However, in the summer it has been a major success, bringing many more visitors to the islands. Many islanders question the decision to locate the new harbour where it is, saying that they warned before it was built that the location wasn't suitable. Now the question is how successful the harbour will be this winter.