Educational Programs
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Education workshops
Diabetes Victoria delivers a range of FREE group education workshops face to face and online. You’ll learn practical skills that help improve your diabetes management.
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Carbohydrate Counting
Diabetes Victoria is running carb counting workshops for adults with type 1 diabetes in different locations across Melbourne. Expert diabetes dietitians from Diabetes Victoria will use real-life examples to teach you practical skills to accurately count carbohydrates.
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OzDafne
OzDAFNE is a group program for adults with type 1 diabetes. It is a way of managing type 1 diabetes by working out how much insulin is needed for the amount of carbohydrate eaten.
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DESMOND
DESMOND – Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed. The DESMOND Program is an education tool designed to support people living with type 2 diabetes.
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MyDESMOND
MyDESMOND empowers you to confidently self-manage your type 2 diabetes in a way that suits your lifestyle. Supporting you to self-manage your diabetes.
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Living Well with Diabetes Victoria
Living Well with Diabetes is a popular event series delivered across Victoria with presentations on topics like nutrition, exercise and emotional health. Come along and connect with a community of support – you will have the opportunity to interact with exhibitors, speakers, local health services and health professionals.
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Life! program for professionals
Every day, over 90 Victorians develop diabetes, making it the fastest growing chronic condition in our state. Of those, almost 90% have type 2 diabetes. Life!, as the largest free prevention program of its kind in Australia, has a unique opportunity to reduce this number.
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Life! program
Life! is a FREE program that gives you the skills to improve your nutrition, increase your physical activity and manage stress. Living a healthier life also helps you reduce your risk of of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.