Diabetes Education at Stay Tuned Sport Medicine

What is Diabetes

Diabetes refers to a group of conditions, which result in excess amounts of glucose (sugar) being present in the body. This result from an inability of the body to produce Insulin (Type 1 Diabetes) or a lack of responsiveness to the Insulin produced by the body (Type 2 Diabetes)

Management of Diabetes

Aim: Prevent Diabetes related health complications. This often requires a multi-disciplinary approach involving General Practitioners, Specialist Endocrinologists and Diabetes Educators.

What is a Diabetes Educator?

A Diabetes Educator is a specially trained Healthcare professional with extensive qualifications, experience, and advanced knowledge in the care of people with Diabetes or those at risk of developing Diabetes.

At Stay Tuned Sports Medicine, our Diabetes Education services are tailored to the patients’ needs considering the type of Diabetes and comorbidities, health literacy and much more.

The Diabetes Educator practicing from Stay Tuned Sports Medicine can assist with:

• Successful management of Type 1 AND Type 2 Diabetes, for established & newly diagnosed patients

• Insulin pump therapy; commencement, change, review & education

• Insulin & medication commencement & review

• Education on administration of insulin

• Insulin Titration