Diabetes Educator

Support, information, care and advice for people concerned about diabetes.

What we provide:

Our specialist staff can support you to prevent or delay onset of diabetes, or to understand and manage all types of diabetes in ways that best suit you. We can:

• provide individual appointments, group sessions and home and community visits (in some circumstances)
• help you understand what diabetes means, how it develops and who is at risk
• give support so you can make changes and choices to prevent diabetes or improve control and health
• help you use a blood glucose meter, tablets or injected medication effectively (including adjusting doses, if your doctor agrees)
• assess your diabetes treatment and suggest changes  to improve management to your doctor
• work with you in partnership with your GP, specialist doctor or hospital services.

Our services are:

• free (for clients in the Priority Access Group). See our fees page for more information.
• educational
• supportive
• available in languages other than English.

Priority is given to people living or working in the City of Yarra, but services are available to everyone. We prefer a Medicare referral where possible.

Support groups

We host support groups in various community languages.

Interpreters

Telephone and on-site interpreters can be arranged in any language at no cost to you.

How to make a referral for a patient

To make a referral for a patient, please complete the Diabetes Education Referral Form and email it to intake@nrch.com.au . If you have any questions regarding the form, please contact (03) 9418 9800.

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North Richmond Community Health’s Diabetes Education service is supported by the Victorian Government.