Professional development

Professional development programs developed and offered by the Diabetes Service.

Introduction to diabetes (Australian Practice Nurse Association)

The Australian Practice Nurse Association offers an online program which consists of 2 units;

Unit 1 - Introduction to Diabetes
Unit 2 - Supporting People Living with Diabetes

The program is aimed at nurses who work in a primary care setting. To access the program please click here.

Medical practitioner videos

Inpatient care
Type 1 diabetes overview - presented by Dr Anthony Zimmermann, Head of Diabetes and Endocrine Services, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
- Part 1 (diabetes type and classification, insulin therapy and insulin pumps)
- Part 2 (glucose targets and glucose monitoring, hypoglycaemia)

Diabetes dictionary

A list of common terms and their meaning.