Diabetes - Adult Diabetes Service

The Adult Diabetes Team, comprised of an Endocrinologist, Credentialed Diabetes Educators and Senior Dietitians, provides:

  • Diabetes Education Clinic
  • Diabetes Medical Clinic
  • Gestational Diabetes Clinic

Diabetes education clinic

Intake criteria:

  • Type 1 Diabetes (excluding patients on insulin pumps)
  • Complex Type 2 Diabetes with at least 1 complication and/or HbA1c >9.0% (not newly diagnosed)
  • Gestational Diabetes.

Our diabetes educators and dietitians provide individual appointments at the clinics for patients with Type 1 Diabetes, complex Type 2 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Please note there may be wait times for appointments.

Insulin therapy

Individual appointments are offered at the clinics for people who are commencing on insulin therapy or need insulin change, adjustments or further education.

Topics we cover during the education are:

  • Insulin therapy, covering insulin administration and disposal of sharps
  • Self-blood glucose monitoring
  • Self-management of hypoglycaemia
  • Problem-solving
  • Dietary considerations.
  • Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems (CGMS) starts and support (depending on eligibility)

If you require a diabetes educator to adjust insulin doses, please complete the Insulin Therapy Order Form (PDF 90KB).

Gestational Diabetes Group

This is a two-hour education program followed by individual follow-up appointments for women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes.

Topics covered in this program include:

  • What is Gestational Diabetes?
  • Self-blood glucose monitoring
  • Healthy eating
  • Physical activity
  • Recommended follow-up post gestational diabetes

Referrals and appointments

A referral is required from a general practitioner (GP) or a health professional to access the programs provided by the Armadale Health Service Adult Diabetes Team. When a referral has been received and accepted, the client will be contacted by phone or mail depending on urgency to be invited to attend the appointment.

Please specify in your referral if an interpreter is needed, or the person is hard of hearing or has other disabilities.

How to refer

To refer a patient to the service, please send an e-referral via Central Referral Service.

Diabetes Medical Clinic

Intake criteria:

  • Complex Type 2 Diabetes with at least 1 complication and/or HbA1c >9.0% (not newly diagnosed)
  • Type 1 Diabetes (excluding patients on insulin pumps)

The clinic is run weekly on Friday with an Endocrinologist. 

Referrals:

  • Please refer through the Central Referral Service
  • Urgent referrals, please call 9391 1111
Last Updated: 03/02/2025