We asked 23 GPs, practice nurses and practice managers how to improve diabetes prevention. Here’s what you said. (more…)

Navigating the maze of referral pathways for diabetes prevention can be a headache. Heather Campbell and I have put together an easy-to-use tool (similar to the Mental Health Support Tool) to help. (more…)

The DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) program aims to enable individuals with Type 1 diabetes the ability to have a flexible lifestyle. By using equations, patients can adapt insulin doses appropriate to lifestyle choices to ensure more predictable blood glucose levels, giving the individual a greater sense of personal control. (more…)

It is strongly recommended to discuss blood glucose meters with your diabetes educator prior to purchasing. Diabetes educators can advise you on the best meter/s to suit your needs and teach all aspects of blood glucose monitoring. (more…)

A new booklet for people with diabetes was launched at Ballarat’s recent Diabetes Expo. The booklet includes a directory of services and support information for diabetes sufferers in the Central Highlands Region. (more…)

Available diabetes guidelines rarely address specific care issues for the elderly, yet diabetes in older people is our most common chronic condition and one of our most challenging health problems. (more…)

Type 1 diabetes is the most common endocrine disease in childhood and adolescence. Unfortunately, diagnosis can be delayed resulting in children being admitted to hospital in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). (more…)

In the last twelve months a number of cardiovascular outcome studies have been completed, all primarily designed to assess the cardiovascular benefits of intensive glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. Rather than answer this definitively, these studies have raised further questions about the benefits of tight glycaemic control. (more…)

This year BCHC and BHS have began running the Life! program in Ballarat, which is a lifestyle modification program aimed at preventing diabetes in people 50 and over. The Life! program is funded by Diabetes Victoria to target the estimated 500,000 Victorians who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Management of Type 2 diabetes is becoming more aggressive in terms of targets for treatment. It is also becoming more complex, as new classes of agents for the treatment of this condition have recently become available. This article focuses on a new treatment, Incretin Therapy. (more…)