Feltman
Feltman® is a diabetes teaching tool made by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and Diabetes Victoria. Feltman is designed to help health professionals explain diabetes in a way that is easy to understand. Feltman can be used with individuals and community groups, as a one-way demonstration or as a two-way interactive workshop. Feltman is available in two sizes:
Feltman features: Printed fabric human body mat with anatomically correct organs:
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Our diabetes in pregnancy add-on kit, Feltmum, is also available.
We run free training on how to use Feltman.
You can also view our Feltman training video
For more information on how to order and pricing please follow this link.
Feltman® and Feltmum® are registered trademarks of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and Diabetes Victoria
Feltmum
Feltmum® is a diabetes in pregnancy add-on kit for the Feltman resource developed by Diabetes Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO). Feltmum is designed to help health professionals explain diabetes in pregnancy in a way that is easy to understand.
We run free training on how to use Feltman. You can view our Feltmum training video | ![]() |
Feltman® and Feltmum® are registered trademarks of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and Diabetes Victoria
Pictorial guides
The pictorial guides are booklets developed with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) that help explain diabetes information in a culturally tailored and an easy to understand way. The guides have lots of pictures and tips for staying healthy.
The pictorial guides are:
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Healthy eating | Exercise and diabetes | Managing my diabetes | My feet and diabetes |
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Healthy eating | Exercise and diabetes |
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Managing my diabetes | My feet and diabetes |
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Diabetes in pregnancy |
You can order the guides from our online shop (please choose ‘Koorie’ from the drop down menu) or call 1300 437 386.
The guides are $1.00 each or 75c for Diabetes Victoria members.
Pictorial guides are available in other languages.
If you have any questions about the pictorial guides please email culturaldiversity@diabetesvic.org.au
Risk Test
The Diabetes Risk Assessment tool has been adapted for the Aboriginal community to help identify people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. People with a score of 12 or higher on the diabetes risk test and are aged 18 years or over are eligible to join the Road to Good Health course
Grapevine
Grapevine is a quarterly newsletter for health workers and others working in the Aboriginal community. Grapevine includes information about:
Grapevine is available to view online To subscribe to this newsletter please email culturaldiversity@diabetesvic.org.au | ![]() |
Other resources
Fighting Diabetes in Your Community
Diabetes Australia has developed information about the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
The materials, including videos, posters and information flyers, explain:
- The different kinds of support available to people who sign up for the NDSS
- How the NDSS can help people and communities to live well with diabetes
- How the NDSS helps to provide a more accurate picture of diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia
The Diabetes Story (DVD)
The Diabetes Story (DVD) was made by the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. It is a moving picture story in three Central Australian Aboriginal languages (Pitjantjatjara, Warlpiri and Arrernte) and English.
Healthy Tucker Card for reading food and drink labels
The Healthy Tucker Card for reading food and drink labels is a wallet sized card that can be used to compare food and drinks based on the nutrition information on the label.
Tucker Talk Tips
Tucker Talk Tips are a series of culturally appropriate physical activity and healthy eating factsheets developed by Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (VACCHO) and the Victorian Government.
The factsheets are:
- Feeding your baby
- Fuelling up for sport
- Getting active
- Good food for Elders
- Healthy, active Koori kids
- Healthy eating on a budget
- Healthy drinking guidelines
- Healthy eating during pregnancy
- Healthy eating guidelines
- Healthy weight
- Reading food labels
- Tucker for your ticker
Rethink Sugary Drinks
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and Rethink Sugary Drink partnered to highlight the health problems associated with drinking sugary drinks and to encourage the Victorian Aboriginal community to 'rethink' their consumption of sugary drinks.
The website includes facts, tips and videos on sugary drinks.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a web resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health by providing an easily accessible evidence base via the internet.