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We believe diabetes management is teamwork. All people with diabetes can benefit from seeing a Dietitian and a Diabetes Educator throughout their diabetes journey.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed with diabetes or have had diabetes for a number of years, APDs and DNEs can provide a wealth of information and support you with your diabetes and health related goals.
 
Diabetes Victoria Clinic currently provides one-on-one video call appointments (telehealth) for adults above 18 years old with:
  type 1 diabetes 
 type 2 diabetes 
 MODY (Maturity Onset of Diabetes of the Young)
 LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults)
 diabetes resulting from injury to or removal of the pancreas
 as well as adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes.
We can help with all aspects of diabetes management and care, which includes:
  medication
 technology and devices
 carbohydrate counting
 healthy eating 
 education and support for people with a high risk of type 2 diabetes.
The Diabetes Victoria Clinic will extend service offerings soon by adding a health psychologist to our team of expert diabetes health professionals.
 

How can a Dietitian and Diabetes Nurse Educator help you?

Type of diabetes 
A Dietitian can help you with: 
A Diabetes Nurse Educator can help you with: 

Type 1 diabetes 

  • Learning how to count carbohydrates, and refining your carbohydrate counting skills. 
  • Managing high protein/high fat meals.  
  • Healthy eating to help reduce the risk of diabetes related complications such as cardiovascular disease. 
  • Treating and preventing a low blood sugar event (hypoglycaemia). 
  • Food intake and exercise (to both fuel exercise and prevent hypoglycaemia). 
  • Management of other commonly occurring conditions, such as coeliac disease. 
  • Weight management.  
  • How to read food labels and choose healthy food products. 
  • Meal and snack suggestions that take into account your lifestyle, food preferences and social and cultural needs. 
  • Understanding your condition through education and support. 
  • Assessing if your insulins are working for you. This could be assessing your insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios, background insulin doses and correction factors. 
  • Managing an insulin pump. 
  • Managing illness with a sick day management plan. 
  • Insulin adjustment for exercise. 
  • Access to other health services. 

Type 2 diabetes 

  • Identifying carbohydrate foods and the impact of carbohydrates on your blood glucose levels. 
    • Working out the right amount of carbohydrate for you, taking into account: 
      • your personal preferences and lifestyle. 
      • your blood glucose levels and overall diabetes management. 
      • your medications and/or if you are taking insulin. 
  • Explaining different dietary approaches shown to help manage type 2 diabetes, e.g. low carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets. 
  • Healthy eating to help reduce the risk of diabetes related complications, such as cardiovascular disease. 
  • Meal and snack suggestions that take into account your lifestyle, food preferences and social and cultural needs. 
  • Nutrition for pre-pregnancy planning.  
  • Weight management. 
  • How to read food labels and choose healthy food products. 
  • Understanding your condition through education and support. 
  • When and how to monitor blood glucose levels. 
  • Using a blood glucose meter. 
  • Identifying patterns between carbohydrate intake and blood glucose levels. 
  • Managing illness with a sick day management plan. 
  • Assessing if your insulins are working right for you. This could be assessing your medication management: understanding your medication. 
  • Access to other health services. 

High risk of type 2 diabetes 

  • An eating plan to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 
  • How to read food labels and choose healthy food products. 
  • Meal and snack suggestions that take into account your lifestyle, food preferences and social and cultural needs. 
  • Advice and support to make lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (e.g. around physical activity, stress, sleep). 
  • Weight management. 
  • Helping you identify ways to decrease your risk. 
  • Understanding progression from high risk of type 2 diabetes to developing type 2 diabetes. 
  • Access to other health services. 

 

 

Introductory fee schedule

Diabetes Victoria Clinic is not bulk-billed and there will be an out-of-pocket cost if you have a Medicare GP team care plan and the Medicare rebate is claimed. 

Introductiory fee schedule:
If you have private health insurance, you might be covered for ‘dietetics and nutrition’ or ‘credentialled diabetes educator’ through your extras cover. Please check with your provider.  

As well as private health insurance, you may be eligible for assistance from:
  • Medicare (GP team care plan) 
  • WorkCover
  • TAC (Transport Accident Commission) 
  • A compensation fund. 
We do not yet have National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) accreditation but we can see people on ‘Plan-managed’ and ‘Self-managed’ levels of the NDIS. People with a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) card are not currently offered. 
 
If you require financial assistance, please speak to us when booking your appointment.
 


 

To book an appointment, please contact us

 1300 437 386