A powerful way to help reduce the impact of diabetes is to raise awareness – in our community, our state and all around Australia.
Every year, Diabetes SA presents, promotes and participates in awareness campaigns on diabetes.
We invite your involvement in the latest upcoming campaigns.
National Diabetes Week 2020
As part of National Diabetes Week 2020 (12-18 July), Diabetes SA will be highlighting the importance of ‘Taking action for your health and wellbeing’.
As part of the awareness campaign, Diabetes SA will be distributing a free National Diabetes Week Resource Kit for health professionals to download or order.
National Diabetes Week Resource Kit for Health Professionals
This year's Resource Kit is currently being developed and available to pre-order. It contains:
For more information and to pre-order your resource kit, please email your name and address to healthservices@diabetessa.com.au
Raising awareness about diabetes
With over 6% of the South Australian
community diagnosed with diabetes there is a real
need to not only communicate to the broader
community information about what diabetes is, the
different types and management involved, but raise
awareness of the importance of early detection and
prevention (type 2) diabetes.
AUSDRISK Tool – are you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
We are encouraging the general community to
check their risk for type 2 diabetes through the
dissemination of the AUSDRISK tool.
Annual Cycle of Care
We are encouraging people living with diabetes to update your personal care plan and ensure
you follow the Diabetes Annual Cycle of Care (a list
of the health checks for the review of your diabetes).
Completing an annual cycle of care and maintaining
your own plan can help prevent or delay the onset
of complications, and help you lead a healthier life.
The Burden of Diabetes in Australia: It’s Time for
More Action report (July 2018) noted that there were
‘significant deficiencies in important routine checks
for many people with diabetes’. This has never been
more evident in recent months with the COVID-19
situation, where reportedly between 30-40% of
people have not followed up with important checks.