World Diabetes Day
13 November 2024
Millions of Australians are living with diabetes, and the impact is significant. People living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes should be able to access the information and support needed to help them live well with diabetes. With World Diabetes Day on November 14 consider options that support enhanced clinical practice.
Education opportunities
Give yourself the skills and confidence to support people at risk or living with diabetes through our range of educational programs and information sessions. Diabetes Australia offers access to eLearning modules. These practical online diabetes eLearning programs for health professionals help increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in diabetes care so take the opportunity now.
National Diabetes Services Scheme
Make a difference now and refer your patients to the NDSS.
The National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) helps people with diabetes to understand and manage their life with diabetes as well as provide access to subsidised products across Australia to all eligible people with diabetes, including women diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Click here to better understand the benefits of registering and how to register people.
Check out the Type 2 diabetes risk calculator
Diabetes Australia has developed a Risk Calculator for type 2 diabetes based on the AUSDRISK tool. The risk calculator is a short list of questions to help both health professionals and consumers to assess the risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next five years.
The risk calculator can be completed by the patient or with the assistance of a health professional or practice staff. Patients aged 40 – 49 years with a ‘high’ score result from the risk calculator are eligible to attend a type 2 diabetes risk evaluation (MBS Item 713) by their GP. The tool is available in two formats:
- Diabetes Australia interactive diabetes risk assessment tool – online risk level calculator
- Non-interactive diabetes risk assessment tool
HealthPathways
Check out the clinical and referral pathways via your local HealthPathways site:
HealthPathways (Illawarra Shoalhaven)
HealthPathways (ACT/Southern NSW)