Diabetes Education Clinic
The Sutherland Hospital Diabetes Education Clinic provides a variety of services for the person with diabetes. The clinic is Nurse Practitioner led and is staffed by Diabetes Educators and a Dietitian.
Onsite services include:
- General diabetes self-management education
- Continuous glucose monitoring service
- Insulin pump service
- Insulin stabilisation
- Group programs for people with Gestational Diabetes
- Telehealth appointments available
- Carbohydrate counting and awareness
- Weight management
- Nutrition optimisation
| Clinician |
|---|
| Liam Collins - Nurse Practitioner, Credentialled Diabetes Educator |
| Nicole Teasel - Registered Nurse, Credentialled Diabetes Educator |
| Tabeth Sibanda – Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator |
| Keznet Ndlovu - Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator |
| Therese Ermers - Accredited Practising Dietitian |
Monday - Friday. Patients are seen at varying times between 08:00am - 4:30pm
Eligibility
- People with Type 1 Diabetes aged 16 years and over
- People with newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes need an urgent referral to an Endocrinologist. Please contact the Diabetes Education clinic for advice if required. In case of a diagnosis after hours, on the weekend or a public holiday, please refer the patient to the Emergency Department.
- People with Type 2 Diabetes aged 16 years and over and on insulin, other diabetes injectable medications, sulphonylureas, or corticosteroids medications.
- People with Gestational Diabetes
- People with other types of Diabetes on insulin, other diabetes injectables or sulphonylureas.
| Exclusion Criteria | Instead refer to |
|---|---|
| Type 2 Diabetes with HbA1c <7%, not on insulin or sulphonylureas | Comdiab |
| Pre-Diabetes | |
| Aged < 16 | Paediatric Endocrinology services |
The process for referring a patient is:
- Referrer to send through referral via email or fax.
- The referral will be checked to ensure it is valid, if not extra information will be sourced from the referrer;
- If valid, the referral will be triaged by a diabetes clinic nurse.
- Appointment made as per nurses’ recommendation.
- Patient notified by phone call as well as a text/call 1 week prior to appointment.
A valid referral requires:
- Written by a Doctor, nurse or allied health professional.
- Must include; Medical History including type of diabetes, medication list, copy of pathology, including HbA1c (not required for GDM patients) and any other relevant information.
There is a waiting list, and all referrals are prioritised and allocated according to criteria and clinical urgency.
There is no cost.