Upcoming Education Sessions & Seminars
Sessions are FREE for members and their partners. Non members are welcome - a $15 fee applies.
Bookings are essential, so please telephone
8354 5800 or email
education@diabetessa.com.au
All sessions are held at Diabetes SA, 159 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Hilton (unless otherwise stated).
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Pre diabetes
Has your doctor told you that you have impaired glucose levels?
Pre diabetes is often called Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) or Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) or Hyperinsulinaemia. It is the stage leading to type 2 diabetes. It occurs when the blood glucose level is higher than normal, but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
People with pre diabetes have a 1 in 3 chance of developing type 2 diabetes within 5–10 years, but this can be minimised through healthy eating and physical activity.
Come along to Diabetes SA and learn what these terms mean and how to prevent or minimise the chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
Who should attend?
Anyone who has been diagnosed with impaired glucose levels or borderline diabetes
Anyone with a family history of diabetes
Anyone who is overweight and over 45 years of age
Carers of anyone with impaired glucose levels
Topics Covered
What does pre diabetes mean to me?
Glucose Tolerance Test – what does this mean?
What blood pressure/cholesterol levels should I be aiming for?
What is diabetes?
Healthy eating
The benefits of activity
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Gestational diabetes
Would you like more information about gestational diabetes? Have you been diagnosed with gestational diabetes before? Are you at risk of developing gestational diabetes? Do you have a family history of gestational diabetes? Would you like to know what services are available for women with gestational diabetes. Come and join in our group sessions with our diabetes educators.
Who should attend?
People who have:
- had gestational diabetes before
- people who are at risk of developing gestational diabetes
Topics covered
What is gestational diabetes?
Blood glucose monitoring
Basic dietary considerations
Services available for people with gestational diabetes
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Advanced Pumping (getting the most from your insulin pump)
Are you currently using an insulin pump as part of your diabetes management? Do you know when to use different basal rates and when to use combination meal boluses? What do you do when you exercise?
Our diabetes educators will discuss these and many other issues. Come along and have your questions answered and meet other people who all share type 1 diabetes.
Who should attend?
- Anyone with type 1 diabetes already on a pump
- Partners and carers of people with Type 1 diabetes on a pump
- Any ‘pumpers’ who have unanswered questions about their pumps
Topics Covered
- When to consider different meal boluses
- When to use temporary basal rates
- Balancing exercise
- Balancing food
- Maintenance issues
- Problem solving
Basic Carbohyrate Counting
Weight and dietary management is one of the cornerstones of managing your diabetes, but can be one of the most difficult to achieve. General dietary advice for diabetes can often be vague and difficult to put into practice – how much healthy food should you be eating? Basic carb counting will build on your knowledge of healthy eating and teach you how to modify your day’s eating to help stabilise blood sugar levels and assist weight management.
These sessions are held bi-monthly by the Dietitian.
Who should attend?
People who have:
- type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Ideally attended the basic dietary session such as Living Well week 2 or Diet and diabetes
- An interest in weight management
- A role as a carer of a person with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Topics covered
- What is a carbohydrate
- Carbohydrate exchanges
- Building exchanges into meal plans
- Practical exercises
- Glycemic index and healthy eating
Motivating Me to Stay on Track
Run by our Chronic Diseases peer leader trainer; this session is designed to motivate us to get back on track with better management of our condition – looking at how we can make changes and sustain them with action plans, identifying our barriers and making plans for relapse. Come along and feel motivated!
Who should attend?
- People with type 1 diabetes
- People with type 2 diabetes
- Carers of people with diabetes
Topics covered
What is motivation?
What motivates us
What stops us feeling motivated
Action plans
Cycle of change and relapse
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