Diabetes Educator

Why do you need a Diabetes Educator?

Diabetes Educators provide support and education for people with diabetes(including gestational diabetes)integrating clinical care, self-management education, skills training and disease specific information to motivate patients to:

• incorporate physical activity into daily life
• use their medications effectively and safely
• use glucometers and monitor and interpret blood glucose levels
• manage hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
• initiate and manage safe and effective insulin pump therapy.
• It is recommended that GPs refer a patient for diabetes education when:
• They are first diagnosed with diabetes
• Starting blood glucose monitoring at home
• Introducing diabetes tablets or insulin therapy
• Having difficulties reaching treatment targets and management goals such as blood glucose
• Having frequent or severe episodes of low or high blood glucose levels
• Lifestyle or life stage changes such as when starting an exercise program, planning to travel or starting school
• Planning pregnancy, during pregnancy and after delivery
• Feeling stressed or ‘burnt out’ by diabetes

Meet Diabetes Educator, Antonio Khalil

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