Diabetes Education Clinic

Monday - Friday. Patients are seen at varying times between 08:00am - 4:30pm

Eligibility 

• People with Type 1 Diabetes aged 16 years and over
  • People with newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes need an urgent referral to an Endocrinologist. Please contact the Diabetes Education clinic for advice if required. In case of a diagnosis after hours, on the weekend or a public holiday, please refer the patient to the Emergency Department.
• People with Type 2 Diabetes aged 16 years and over and on insulin, other diabetes injectable medications, sulphonylureas, or corticosteroids medications.
• People with Gestational Diabetes
• People with other types of Diabetes on insulin, other diabetes injectables or sulphonylureas.

The process for referring a patient is: 

1. GP/referrer to send electronic referral to Diabetes Clinic. We are no longer accepting faxed referrals for this clinic.
2. The referral will be checked to ensure it is valid. If not valid then extra information will be sourced from the referrer
3. If valid, the referral will be triaged by clinic doctor
4. Appointment made as per doctor’s recommendation
5. Patient notified by confirmation letter as well as a text/call 1 week prior to appointment

For instruction on how to send an electronic referral, please click to see our resources here

A valid referral requires:

1. Written by a medical practitioner in a private practice or an SMO
2. Written to a named doctor within the clinic
3. Signed and dated by referring practitioner and include their Provider Number and place of practice
4. Include length of referral, unless it is a 12 month referral
5. Patient to have signed financial consent form.
6. Must include; Medical History including type of diabetes, medication list, copy of pathology, including HbA1c (not required for GDM patients) and any other relevant information.

There is a waiting list, and all referrals are prioritised and allocated according to criteria and clinical urgency.

There is no cost.

Please let us know if you need an interpreter.

You can contact us by telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak, and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and us on 9540 7067.