Peers for Progress Diabetes Project
Peer support really can help you manage your diabetes much more effectively
Do you have type 2 diabetes?
Would you like to meet and talk with other people in your local area with type 2 diabetes?
We are inviting people to participate in our project either as peer group leaders or as group members.
The Australasian Peers for Progress project, in conjunction with Diabetes Australia – Vic, is offering you an opportunity to participate in an exciting, innovative community based research project looking at the benefits of peer support groups for people with type 2 diabetes. You will receive 1-day of diabetes self-management education from Diabetes Australia – Vic free of charge as part of the project.
This project involves small groups of 8 – 12 people with type 2 diabetes meeting each month for 12 months with two peer leaders from the community, who also have type 2 diabetes and have been especially trained to lead the group.
Participants will learn from each other and share personal experiences and knowledge about challenges and successes of living with and managing diabetes.
If you are interested or would like more information about this program please download the attached project brochure, fill in the coupon and send it to us at the address listed on the back OR contact the Peers for Progress study team on 9903 0512. Email: peersforprogress.depm@med.monash.edu.au
Location of planned groups
Regional locations:
Geelong, Warragul, Sale, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Bendigo, Echuca, Ballarat, Wendouree/Sebastopol
Metropolitan locations:
Sunshine, Coburg, Broadmeadows, Preston, Glen Waverley, Box Hill, Wantirna, Hawthorn, Narre Warren, Springvale, Dandenong, Frankston, Werribee/Hoppers Crossing
Download the Peers for Progress project brochure (3MB PDF)
This project is one of eight around the world investigating the benefits of peer support groups. Read more at the Peers for Progress website.
This project is funded by Peers for Progress, a program of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation supported by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation and administered by Monash University in collaboration with Deakin and Flinders Universities and Diabetes Australia – Vic.
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