NDSS Information Sheets

Diabetes SA offers a range of NDSS information sheets to download.

Understanding diabetes

• Understanding type 1 diabetes
• Understanding type 2 diabetes
• Understanding gestational diabetes
• Understanding pre-diabetes

Managing diabetes

• Managing hypoglycaemia
• Pregnancy and diabetes
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Steroid medications and diabetes
• Insulin
• Medications for type 2 diabetes
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Travel
• Surgery and hospital stays
• Managing sick days for type 1 diabetes
• Managing sick days for type 2 diabetes
• Coeliac disease and diabetes

Diabetes & related health

• Diabetes-related complications
• Looking after your kidneys
• Looking after your feet
• Looking after your heart
• Looking after your eyes
• Looking after your dental health
• Your diabetes annual cycle of care
• Sexual health and diabetes

Diabetes & emotional health

• Adjusting to life with diabetes
• Managing worry about COVID-19 and diabetes
• Peer support for diabetes
• Concerns about starting insulin
• Fear of hypoglycaemia
• Diabetes distress
• Diabetes and anxiety
• Diabetes and depression
• Diabetes and disordered eating

Diabetes & lifestyle

• Alcohol
• Physical activity
• Healthy snacks
• Hints for healthy cooking
• Understanding food labels
• Carbohydrate counting and diabetes
• The glycemic index
• Food choices for people with diabetes
• Healthy meal ideas
• Eating out
• Alternative sweeteners

Older people living with diabetes

• Healthy eating: a guide for older people living with diabetes
• Managing diabetes as you age: a guide for people over 65 living with diabetes
• You and your health care team: a guide for people over 65 living with diabetes

The NDSS is administered by Diabetes Australia.

NDSS Helpline 1800 637 700 | ndss.com.au