Diabetes Education

Have you recently been diagnosed with diabetes? Do you have trouble managing your diabetes? Do you have trouble controlling your sugar levels?

The Diabetes Education Service

Our Diabetes Educators can assist you with:

  • Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
  • Medication knowledge
  • Testing your blood sugar at home
  • Preventing complications from diabetes
  • Giving insulin injections or starting on insulin
  • Staying well

We work closely with our dietitians, so if you ask for diabetes education, we will also discuss an appointment with a dietitian.

In addition, providing Diabetes Education services, we can also connect you with other services. A wide range of health services are provided by BHN. In order to best meet your needs, we ensure a coordinated and multidisciplinary approach.

Accessing the Diabetes Education Service

The service is open to all children and adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and is available from Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.

The following sites offer these services:

  • St Kilda
  • Prahran
  • South Melbourne
  • Parkdale
  • Bentleigh East

Those physically unable to come to our centres can also be visited by our staff.

Cost

Our Fees page has information about diabetes education charges.


Appointment requests

Visit our Service Selector or call 132 246 (132 BHN) to schedule an appointment.

Request Appointment