Diabetes Education Clinic
The Sutherland Hospital Diabetes Education Clinic provides a variety of services for the person with diabetes. The clinic is Nurse Practitioner led and is staffed by Diabetes Educators and a Dietitian.
Onsite services include:
- General diabetes self-management education
- Continuous glucose monitoring service
- Insulin pump service
- Insulin stabilisation
- Group programs for people with Gestational Diabetes
- Telehealth appointments available
- Carbohydrate counting and awareness
- Weight management
- Nutrition optimisation
GP electronic referrals only - we are no longer accepting faxed referrals for this clinic.
| Clinician |
|---|
| Liam Collins - Nurse Practitioner, Credentialled Diabetes Educator |
| Nicole Teasel - Registered Nurse, Credentialled Diabetes Educator |
| Tabeth Sibanda – Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator |
| Keznet Ndlovu - Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator |
| Therese Ermers - Accredited Practising Dietitian |
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.
| Exclusion Criteria | Instead refer to |
|---|---|
| Type 2 Diabetes with HbA1c <7%, not on insulin or sulphonylureas | Comdiab |
| Pre-Diabetes | |
| Aged < 16 | Paediatric Endocrinology services |
The process for referring a patient is:
- GP/referrer to send electronic referral to Diabetes Clinic. We are no longer accepting faxed referrals for this clinic.
- The referral will be checked to ensure it is valid. If not valid then extra information will be sourced from the referrer
- If valid, the referral will be triaged by clinic doctor
- Appointment made as per doctor’s recommendation
- 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:
- Written by a medical practitioner in a private practice or an SMO
- Written to a named doctor within the clinic
- Signed and dated by referring practitioner and include their Provider Number and place of practice
- Include length of referral, unless it is a 12 month referral
- Patient to have signed financial consent form.
- 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.