Information and resources
Information to help you self-manage your diabetes, including topics such as diabetes care, nutrition, physical activity, pregnancy, associated health information, and the NDSS.
Need printed copies? Call the NDSS Helpline on 1800 637 700 or use the request a resource form.
Translated resources
Do you need information in another language? We have information available in languages other than English.
Understanding diabetes
- Understanding type 1 diabetes fact sheet
- Understanding type 2 diabetes fact sheet
- Understanding gestational diabetes fact sheet
- Understanding gestational diabetes videos
- Understanding pre-diabetes fact sheet
- Do you have type 1 diabetes? video
- Do you have type 2 diabetes? video
- Type 2 diabetes: a quick guide
Managing diabetes
- Blood glucose monitoring fact sheet
- Continuous glucose monitoring fact sheet
- Coeliac disease and diabetes fact sheet
- Flash glucose monitoring fact sheet
- Gestational diabetes: caring for yourself and your baby booklet
- Gestational diabetes: life after gestational diabetes booklet
- Having a healthy baby: a guide to planning and managing pregnancy for women with type 1 diabetes booklet
- Having a healthy baby: a guide to planning and managing pregnancy for women with type 2 diabetes booklet
- Information for people with diabetes booklet (NDSS starter pack)
- Information Prescriptions
- Insulin fact sheet
- Managing hypoglycaemia fact sheet
- Living well with type 1 diabetes – what to do when you are sick fact sheet
- Living well with type 2 diabetes – what to do when you are sick fact sheet
- Medications for type 2 diabetes fact sheet
- Pregnancy and diabetes fact sheet
- Pregnancy planning checklist
- Starting insulin (for people with type 2 diabetes) booklet
- Steroid medications and diabetes fact sheet
- Your diabetes annual cycle of care fact sheet
- Annual cycle of care podcast series
Health management
- Diabetes-related complications fact sheet
- Looking after your dental health fact sheet
- Looking after your eyes fact sheet
- Looking after your feet fact sheet
- Looking after your heart fact sheet
- Looking after your kidneys fact sheet
- Polycystic ovary syndrome fact sheet
- Sexual health and diabetes fact sheet
- Surgery and hospital stays fact sheet
- Travel fact sheet
Emotional health
- Adjusting to life with diabetes fact sheet
- Concerns about starting insulin (for people with type 2 diabetes) fact sheet
- Diabetes and anxiety fact sheet
- Diabetes and depression fact sheet
- Diabetes and disordered eating fact sheet
- Diabetes care and COVID-19 fact sheet
- Diabetes distress fact sheet
- Fear of hypoglycaemia fact sheet
- Managing worry about COVID-19 and diabetes fact sheet
- Peer support for diabetes fact sheet
- When and how psychologists can support people with diabetes fact sheet
- When and how a psychologist can support me: a quick guide
Lifestyle and healthy eating
- Alcohol fact sheet
- Alternative sweeteners fact sheet
- Carbohydrate counting fact sheet
- Eating out fact sheet
- Healthy meal ideas fact sheet
- Healthy snacks fact sheet
- Healthy cooking ideas fact sheet
- Making healthy food choices fact sheet
- Physical activity fact sheet
- The glycemic index fact sheet
- Understanding food labels fact sheet
Caring for someone with diabetes
Driving
- Diabetes and driving booklet
- Diabetes and driving: a quick guide
This resource is also available in other languages. - Diabetes and driving: a quick guide video
This resource is also available in other languages.
Emergencies
- My diabetes plan for natural disasters and emergencies (PDF)
- The needs of people with diabetes and other chronic conditions in natural disasters and emergencies : a guide for emergency services, local councils and the not-for-profit sector (PDF)
Older people
- Healthy eating: a guide for older people living with diabetes booklet
- Managing diabetes as you age: a guide for people over 65 living with diabetes booklet
- You and your health care team: a guide for people over 65 living with diabetes booklet
People with intellectual disability
These resources have been developed to assist people with an intellectual disability who have diabetes (and their carers) to learn more about living a healthy life with diabetes.
- Visiting your diabetes team and Diabetes visit cards
- Health professionals you may see for your diabetes
- Learn about diabetes (videos)
- Learn more about healthy eating in Choosing healthy foods
Young people
- Alcohol and type 1 diabetes (for young people with type 1 diabetes) booklet
- Drug use and type 1 diabetes (for young people with type 1 diabetes) booklet
- Moving on up: transitioning to adult health care services–a guide for young adults with diabetes booklet
- Travel and type 1 diabetes (for young people with type 1 diabetes) booklet
- Youth surveys and outcomes from these surveys are available at reports.