Can people with diabetes give blood/blood products?
According to Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia needs approximately 31,000 blood donations every week1, for the 1 in 3 Australians who...
Ramadan: a practical approach for diabetes educators
The holy month of Ramadan falls between Monday 12 April and Tuesday 11 May in 2021. The Islamic Council of Victoria...
Mobile App Monitoring in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) commonly occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears once labour is completed,...
Will Telehealth Change the Future of T1D Care?
Telehealth has been a fixture of type 1 diabetes (T1D) care in Australia for decades, helping people in rural or remote communities to access clinicians...
Planning for end of life care with older people with diabetes: hiding death in metaphors
Diabetes is a leading cause of death worldwide.1 It is a chronic, progressive condition that affects quality of life, life trajectory and...
Should every diabetes service have a psychologist?
As a clinical psychologist who has worked in diabetes for many years, I have observed that there has always been a core of practitioners with strong...
Consideration of Individual Health Goals During Pharmacotherapy Intensification for Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Study
Optimal glycemic management for those living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is essential to reduce the risk of macrovascular and microvascular...
Health at Every Size (HAES) for People with Diabetes
Weight reduction has long been a central recommendation for larger-bodied...
Two Sides of a Coin – A Journey Through Clinical Appointments from an Australian and Indigenous Perspective
Person-centred or collaborative care is a model of care that acknowledges the expertise of both the clinician and client1. In diabetes...