About our Diabetes Prevention Program
The Division offers support to GPs, practice nurses and practice staff in all aspects of diabetes prevention through practice visits, phone support, resource provision and continuing professional development activities.
Risk factors and prevention of type 2 diabetes
The good news is that research has shown type 2 diabetes can be prevented in up to 58% of cases.
You cannot change risk factors like your:
- age - the older you get the more likely you are to get diabetes
- family history - type 2 diabetes is strongly in the family
- history of gestational diabetes
- history of cardiovscular disease.
You can change your lifestyle risk factors by:
- achieving and maintaining a healthy weight - especially around your waist
- being physically active
- following a healthy balanced eating plan - eat plenty of vegetables and high fibre cereal products and use a minimum amount of fat and oils.
Your lifestyle choices can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes prevention programs are available to people aged 40 or over who have scored 15 or above on the AusDRisk test (available here).
Diabetes prevention Programs
Four local diabetes prevention programs are commencing in 2010:
Active One Exercise and Nutrition Consulting
Facilitator: Trent Malcolm
Bentleigh
Mobile: 0409 384 522
Phone: 8787 0830
Fax: 8707 0778
Course starting Wednesday 1 September 9.15am – 10.45am.
Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Centre
Facilitator: Pamela Muldeary
Gardeners Road, East Bentleigh 3165
Phone: 9575 5333
Fax: 9579 3623
Course starting Tuesday 20 July 3.00pm - 4.30pm.
Monash Division of General Practice
Facilitator: Maggie Stewart
867 Centre Road, East Bentleigh 3165
Phone: 9570 3727
Fax: 9570 8417
Course starting Thursday 12 August 7.00pm - 8.30pm.
Online Resources
useful Contacts
Resources
For a full list of resources available on this site please refer to the Resources page.
Contact the Division for further information on Diabetes Prevention.
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