Diabetes Education
Our Diabetes Education service offers support for a range of diabetes and pre-diabetes related conditions.
These include:
- Management of type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes and pre-diabetes
- Lifestyle changes
- Blood glucose monitoring and interpretation of blood glucose levels in relation to food, physical activity and medication
- Management of unstable blood glucose levels
- Changes in medications and/or beginning insulin or other injectable diabetes medications
- Use of new glucose monitoring technologies
- Prevention and management of diabetes complications
- Travel advice.
The Diabetes Education service provides education and support for adults and children with diabetes. The aim is to help clients to self-manage their diabetes by providing support, knowledge, skills and motivation.
Our team comprises ADEA (Australian Diabetes Educators Association) credentialled diabetes educators who have a nationally recognised qualification, enabling them to provide quality-assured diabetes care, education and self-management support.
The service accepts referrals from general practitioners and other health care professionals. Self-referrals are also accepted. The service involves a small fee. This will be discussed with you when the referral coordinator contacts you by phone to obtain your details to admit you to the service.
The service is available at:
- Wonthaggi Hospital from Monday to Friday (alternate Wednesdays) from 9am to 5pm. Phone 5671 3290.
- Phillip Island Health Hub, Monday to Thursday and alternate Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9am to 5pm. Phone 5951 2100.
We provide this service for people aged under 65 (under 50 years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) through the Home and Community Care Program for Younger People (HACC PYP). We also provide this service for people aged over 65.
To make an appointment, contact our Access team: Access@basscoasthealth.org.au or phone 5671 3175.