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Diabetes resources for culturally and linguistically diverse Victorians 

The Cultural Diversity Program at Diabetes Australia – Vic provides resources for Victorians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The Multilingual Infoline at DA–Vic connects callers with a diabetes educator, dietitian or advocacy officer with the help of an interpreter. 

Resources are available for health professionals and their clients from Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese backgrounds. For more information contact Kim O'Brien on (03) 9667 1733 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

People can call the following numbers for information about diabetes in their own language:

Arabic:

03 9321 5428

Mandarin:

03 9321 5436

Cantonese:

03 9321 5429

Spanish:

03 9321 5435

English:

1300 136 588

Turkish:

03 9321 5432

Greek:

03 9321 5430

Vietnamese:

03 9321 5433

Italian:

03 9321 5431

Other languages:

03 9321 5438

Macedonian:

03 9321 5434

 

 

Resources for General Practice

Diabetes Australia Victoria

DAV provides a range of services and resources to support health professionals working with and caring for people with diabetes. http://www.diabetesvic.org.au/health-professionals

The following tools are currently available for download from DAV website:

  • Sample Hypoglycaemia policy for general practice
  • Diabetes Management in General Practice: Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes 2011/12
  • Proposed care pathway for patients
  • Practice plan for GPMPs & TCAs
  • Annual Cycle of Care Plan Review
  • GPMP and TCA Review of Plan
  • Task allocation - Diabetes Annual Cycle of Care
  • Australian Absolute Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator
  • The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool

Useful links

The following links will be useful in preventing, diagnosing, managing and coordinating care of your patient with diabetes.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 07:32