Diabetes education

Education and advice to help manage diabetes.

Diabetes education assists individuals to:

• Understand diabetes and make informed lifestyle and treatment choices.
• Incorporate physical activity into daily life.
• Understand and effectively use diabetes medications, including insulin.
• Monitor blood glucose levels and understand and use the results to improve diabetes control.
• Prevent and treat high and low blood glucose levels.
• Manage diabetes care when sick.
• Reduce the risk of diabetes complications.
• Manage the demands of diabetes along with the demands of work, family and social life.

Group Education Courses
The diabetes educator runs self management courses in diabetes education at least four times a year.
The courses are run for one morning a week over four weeks.

Referrals
Referrals for Diabetes Education can be made by:

• Individuals
• Family Members
• Carers
• Doctors or Specialists
• Other Health Professionals
• Other Service Providers.

Eligibility
Person with a confirmed diagnosis of diabetes.
Residents of Nursing homes are not eligible.