Living with diabetes
Our Credentialled Diabetes Educators can help you to adapt to a life with diabetes, support you to set goals for self-managing your diabetes, and educate you on the diabetes process.
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What is a diabetes educator?
Diabetes Educators are health care professionals with training/experience in diabetes education and management.
A Diabetes Educator supports a person with diabetes to develop knowledge and skills to manage their own condition.
- Help people live well with diabetes
- Minimise the impact of diabetes on their lives
- Reduce the risk of developing diabetes related complications.
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When should I see an educator?
- When first diagnosed with diabetes.
- When your medication changes
- Regularly as part of your ongoing care
- When you think you need some help.
- When you are experiencing or planning a change in your life that may affect your diabetes such as pregnancy, a new health condition or just want to get back on track.
- We are experts in setting up and helping you manage continuous glucose or flash glucose management systems.
Where is your service?
Our Eaglehawk site - 3 Seymoure Street.
The team provides outreach services to our Central site at 165-171 Hargreaves Street.
Telehealth consultations are available for eligible consumers.
Our contact number is 5406 1200.
What does the service cost?
An appointment with a Diabetes Educator costs $15.
Some fees may be waived at the discretion of a Diabetes Educator in cases of financial hardship.
Some services may be bullk-billed through Medicare with the appropriate referral from your GP.
How do I access your service?
A referral from GP or health professional is needed for our diabetes education services.
Self-referral is accepted in some circumstances.
Your referral should include:
- Contact details and reason for referral
- Medical history
- Current medication list
- Diagnostic pathology (new diabetes)
- Results of recent cholesterol and kidney function tests.
- Recent HbA1c
- Any other relevant information
- Recent GP Management Plan if completed
How else can you help people with diabetes?
We offer many other services for people with diabetes including:
- Dietitian advice
- Medical care
- Podiatry
- Counselling
- Exercise physiology.
Diabetes Group Exercise Sessions
Let our exercise physiologist show you how to exercise safely and right to help manage your Type 2 diabetes.
To learn more about our Diabetes Group Exercise Session click here
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If you have any concerns please call our Diabetes Educators on 5406 1200.
Last updated: July 28, 2021