diabetes
Diabetes
For diabetes support in Australia, you can access resources and services through the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) (NDSS) and Diabetes Australia. The NDSS Helpline (1800 637 700) offers information, support, and referrals, while Diabetes Australia provides resources, programs, and community support
Key Resources and Support:
National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) (NDSS):
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Key Resources and Support:
National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) (NDSS):
- Helpline: 1800 637 700
- Website: https://www.ndss.com.au/
- Registration: Free registration provides access to subsidized products, educational events, and advice.
- Products: Subsidized blood glucose monitoring strips, free insulin syringes and pen-needles (if required), and subsidized insulin pump consumables.
- Peer Support: NDSS provides information and access to peer support groups.
- Resources: Information and resources about diabetes, including managing diabetes, blood glucose monitoring, and diabetes in daily life.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resources: The NDSS offers resources to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with diabetes.
- Website: https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/ Information Line: 1800 637 700 (NDSS Helpline)
- Programs and Services: Diabetes in schools program, KeepSight, Type 2 diabetes risk calculator, Foot Forward.
- Peer Support: Diabetes Australia member community forum, online meet ups and webinars.
- Resources: Diabetes resources, education and events, and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Beat It: An 8-week fitness program for people living with, or at risk of, diabetes.
- Diabetes YOUnited: A national membership program to ensure access to essential support.
- Diabetes Australia Clinic: Virtual consultations with expert clinicians via telehealth.
- Australian Department of Health
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Federation of Ethnic Communities Council Australia
- Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
- Healthdirect Australia
- Medicare Australia
- National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS)
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC)
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
- Therapeutic Goods Administration
- Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA)
- Australasian Diabetes In Pregnancy Society (ADIPS)
- Australian Diabetes Society (ADS)
- Australia and New Zealand Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ANZSPED)
- Australasian Podiatry Council
- Australian Practice Nurses Association
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
- Cancer Council Australia
- Dietitians Association of Australia
- Kidney Health Australia
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
- National Heart Foundation
- National Stroke Foundation
- Optometrists Association of Australia
- Palliative Care Australia
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
- The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Diabetes Victoria
- Diabetes WA
- Diabetes SA
- Healthy Living NT
- American Diabetes Association
- Canadian Diabetes Association
- Diabetes New Zealand
- Diabetes United Kingdom
- Glycosmedia
- International Diabetes Federation
- Children with Diabetes (part of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Franchise)
- Kids and Teens with Diabetes
- JDRF
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
- Coeliac Australia
- Diabetes Australia recipes
- Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
- Glycemic Index Ltd
- Glycemic Index Foundation
- Nutrition Australia
- Health Translations by the Victorian Government; includes translated health information
- Information in your language
PLEASE NOTE:
Real Learning Solutions Pty Ltd is committed to helping people with diabetes to live long and well. We strive to provide the latest and most up-to-date information to help you make informed choices, connect you with the right support services, and ensure you have everything you need to manage your diabetes. While care has been taken to provide these links, they do not constitute endorsement or approval of these websites or their content. Real Learning Solutions Pty Ltd takes no responsibility for any information or services which may appear on any linked websites. It is the responsibility of the web user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, reliability, relevance and correctness of information viewed or found.