We have resources and online learning to support health professionals and strengthen their knowledge and understanding of diabetes. We also have a range of resources to support people with diabetes and information available in languages other than English. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources and training Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce page provides access to helpful resources and training. Featured resources Diabetes e-Learning Diabetes yarning Talking about diabetes Assisting people with diabetes to access professional psychological support Information for health professionals about assisting people with diabetes to access professional psychological support. Assisting people with diabetes to access professional psychological support This guide provides information for health professionals about assisting people with diabetes to access professional psychological support. Download Assisting people who have an intellectual disability Effective communication with people who have an intellectual disability about their diabetes This guide provides information for health professionals about communicating with people who have an intellectual disability about their diabetes. Download Tailor your communication skills learning module A learning module for health professionals caring for adults with diabetes and an intellectual disability. Access now This learning module is aimed at diabetes health professionals, medical practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals with a special interest in diabetes care and management. The module is endorsed by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association for four CPD points. The aim of this online training module is to improve the ability of health professionals to: communicate with individuals with diabetes and an intellectual disability support individuals with an intellectual disability and their carers/support workers to manage their diabetes respond appropriately to the health care challenges and needs of individuals with diabetes and an intellectual disability particularly in communicating health care information. Related resource For 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. Find out more Continuous and flash glucose monitoring Information for health professionals about access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and flash glucose monitoring (Flash GM) products through the NDSS. Applying for access to CGM and Flash GM products Applying for extended access to CGM and Flash GM products (for planning pregnancy in type 1 diabetes) Continuous and flash glucose monitoring devices An information booklet for health professionals about subsidised continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and flash glucose monitoring (Flash GM) devices through the NDSS. Download CGM and Flash GM device summary and compatibility chart This resource has information about the devices subsidised through the NDSS, their compatibility with insulin pumps and smartphone and smart devices, and links to guidelines about appropriate use. Download Supporting older people with diabetes Providers of care are in an ideal position to help support an older person living with diabetes. Resources to support older people with diabetes include: people working in a residential aged care facility or as a Home care Provider Diabetes management in aged care This handbook is for staff who support those living with diabetes in residential aged care facilities. Download Diabetes management in aged care – fast facts for care workers This resource extracts the fast facts sections at the start of each chapter of Diabetes management in aged care (DMAC) handbook. Download Diabetes and emotional health practical guide The aim of this practical guide and toolkit is to promote the awareness of, and communication about, emotional problems that adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes may experience. Diabetes and emotional health This practical guide is designed to support health professionals to identify, address and communicate about emotional health problems during consultations with adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Download Diabetes and emotional health handbook – questionnaire cards (toolkit) Master copies of the questionnaires referred to in the Diabetes and emotional health handbook are provided so that you can reproduce them for use in your routine clinical practice. Download Diabetes and emotional health handbook – summary cards (toolkit) Quick reference cards for easy access. Each card provides a summary of an emotional health problem: how to recognise it and how to support the person experiencing it. Download Diabetes and feet Foot Forward The Foot Forward program is supported by the Integrated Diabetes Foot Screening Pathway – a tool that provides nationally consistent guidance for health professionals to encourage early identification and early treatment of foot problems for people with diabetes. Foot Forward for health professionals A range of information and educational resources to support health professionals to provide appropriate foot care for people with diabetes. Find out more Foot Forward modules These learning modules are for health professionals caring for people with diabetes-related foot disease. Find out more Diabetes and feet toolkit This toolkit is for health professionals using the Australian diabetes-related foot disease guidelines in daily practice and provide practical pathways to make guideline-recommended diabetes-related foot care easier to use. Diabetes and feet toolkit A practical toolkit for health professionals using the Australian diabetes-related foot disease guidelines. Download Foot Forward for health professionals A range of information and educational resources to support health professionals to provide appropriate foot care for people with diabetes. Find out more Diabetes in hospital This guide is for healthcare professionals who provide diabetes management for inpatients in hospital. Healthcare providers’ guide to diabetes management for inpatients This guide is for healthcare professionals who provide diabetes management for inpatients in hospital. Download Emergency guide for emergency services, local councils and the not-for-profit sector This guide is for organisations and personnel who deal with natural disasters and emergencies during the planning stages such as local disaster-management groups (local council), as well as those who deal with ‘on-the-ground’ situations after a natural disaster has occurred, such as those managing evacuation centres. 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 on diabetes and chronic condition management in natural disasters or emergencies. Download Information Prescriptions These resources were developed to support health professionals in providing diabetes management information for people with diabetes. Information Prescriptions Information Prescriptions are designed to give people living with diabetes the information that they need to understand, engage with and improve on their health targets. Find out more Information Prescriptions: an overview for health professionals This resource gives health professionals an overview of the Information Prescriptions and how to use them as a key to unlocking behaviour change. Download Fact sheets We have made it easier for health professionals to access diabetes information through their clinical management software. Find out more. Information sheets These documents were developed by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association to support health care professionals. Person-centred care toolkit Person centred care for people with diabetes Improving health literacy for people with diabetes Australian credentialled diabetes educators and prescribing of insulin and glucose lowering agents Capillary blood lancing devices in health care settings Understanding HbA1c measurements and reports Use of blood glucose meters. National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework A competency framework for nurses in diabetes care and education. National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework The framework aims to guide the development of a skilled nursing workforce that is capable of providing a high standard of diabetes care. Find out more National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework – information for people living with diabetes This information sheet is for people living with diabetes. It describes the education framework that has been created to increase nurses’ knowledge and skills in relation to diabetes. Download National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework 2020–2022 The framework is a tool that promotes life-long learning and can support the nursing profession to advance in the field of diabetes care and education with a long-term goal of improved community health. Download National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework – learning workbook This workbook supports the National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework. It is designed for those who are unable to access the online learning modules or prefer workbook-style learning. Download National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework learning modules These learning modules support the Framework—helping nurses gain the foundation level knowledge identified in part 3 of the framework. Access now National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework – information for nurses This information sheet is for nurses working with people who have diabetes. It explains the National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework and how it will help them. Download Implementing the National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework – information for nurses This information sheet provides guidance to nurses about the National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework, including implementation suggestions and assessment information. Download National Gestational Diabetes Register National Gestational Diabetes Register for health professionals Information for health professionals about the National Gestational Diabetes Register. Find out more Practice nurses certifying NDSS forms Practice nurses certifying NDSS forms Practice nurses (enrolled and registered nurses) are authorised to complete and certify (sign) some NDSS forms. Find out more Pre-pregnancy planning and care for women with diabetes Pregnancy and diabetes learning modules These learning modules for health professionals who provide information about pre-pregnancy planning and care for women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Find out more These resources are for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes planning and preparing for pregnancy. Sick day management This booklet aims to assist health professionals in providing best practice self-management advice and support for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes when they experience an intercurrent illness. Clinical guiding principles for sick day management of adults with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes This booklet aims to assist health professionals in providing best practice self-management advice and support for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes when they experience an intercurrent illness. Download Guidelines Guideline for pre-existing diabetes and pregnancy (2020), Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society National evidence‐based clinical care guidelines for type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents and adults (2011) (PDF), Australian Diabetes Society and the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group Diabetes in pregnancy guideline (2015), National Institute for Health Care Excellence UK. Related information Diabetes Australia position statements Diabetes Australia produces position statements on issues that impact on people with diabetes, their friends, families and carers. Australia Diabetes Educators Association position statements The Australia Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) actively promotes evidence-based best practice diabetes education to ensure optimal health and wellbeing for all people affected by, and at risk of, diabetes. The ADEA considers diabetes education a specialty field of health care practice. To view the ADEA position statements, please visit their website at adea.com.au. Australian Diabetes Society position statements The Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) is the peak medical and scientific body in Australia for diabetes. The main aim of the ADS is to enhance the welfare of individuals with diabetes mellitus by improving knowledge and understanding, producing management guidelines, training of health professionals and supporting diabetes research. To view the ADS position statements, please visit their website at diabetessociety.com.au.
