The Queensland Diabetes Clinical Network recommends that these documents should be reviewed in conjunction with your health care professional.
Queensland Diabetes Clinical Network Operational Plan
The Queensland Diabetes Clinical Network Operational Plan (PDF, 401kB) sets out annual objectives to ensure:
- priority projects are defined, on-track and evaluated
- activity reflects the clinical expertise and feedback of members across several committees and subcommittees
- network activity is strategic and sustainable and aligns with the overarching goal of delivering high-quality diabetes care across Queensland.
- What is…gestational diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes Mellutis Booklet
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - Important Postnatal information
- Healthy Eating for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- Commencing Insulin Therapy
- Considering having a baby? Poster
- Metformin Information Brochure
- Gestational Diabetes Mellutis Resources Order Form
- Provision of Advice on Insulin Dose Advice Final Competency Assessment and Applicant Declaration
- Guiding Principles for the Local Credentialling of RNs and AHPs to Provide Insulin Dose Advice
- Expand your scope of practice
- Insulin dose advise
- Having trouble managing your glucose levels?
- Have you been hospitalised because of your diabetes?
- Insulin pump management - inpatient guidelines
- Insulin pump management interactive checklist
- Insulin pump management checklist (printable)
- How your body works
- Gestational Diabetes - What is it? Why & How Do We Treat It?
- Eating for Gestational Diabetes
- About the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
- Starting Insulin Injections
- After Baby is Born
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Arabic
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Bengali
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Farsi
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Filipino
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Hindi
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Juba Arabic
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Punjabi
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Simplified Chinese
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Tamil
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Thai
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Traditional Chinese
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Turkish
- Commencing Insulin Therapy - Vietnamese
- Metformin Information Brochure - Arabic
- Metformin Information Brochure - Bengali
- Metformin Information Brochure - Farsi
- Metformin Information Brochure - Filipino
- Metformin Information Brochure - Hindi
- Metformin Information Brochure - Juba Arabic
- Metformin Information Brochure - Punjabi
- Metformin Information Brochure - Simplified Chinese
- Metformin Information Brochure - Tamil
- Metformin Information Brochure - Thai
- Metformin Information Brochure - Traditional Chinese
- Metformin Information Brochure - Turkish
- Metformin Information Brochure - Vietnamese
- Diabetic Foot e-learning course
- The Ulcerated Foot - Patient Information Leaflet (This document contains images of foot ulcers.)
- The High Risk Foot - Booklet (This document contains images of foot ulcers.)
- High Risk Service - Patient Information Brochure (This document contains images of foot ulcers.)
- Preventing and Managing Foot Complications: A guide for people with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) (This document contains images of foot ulcers.)
- Consumer-Friendly Design: Clear, concise instructions with engaging visuals to enhance understanding and actionability for individuals with low health literacy.
- Clinician Support: A dedicated section on the back page for clinicians to calculate insulin doses and document usual regimens, ensuring seamless communication with phone support, QAS, or emergency departments (ED) if escalation is required.
- Proactive ED Threshold: A low threshold for ED presentation is incorporated to reduce the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in this high-risk cohort.
- NEMO(Nutrition Education Materials Online) Hypo Guidelines
- NEMO(Nutrition Education Materials Online) Hypo Guidelines for Insulin Pumps
- Resources for Schools
- Administering glucagon
- Glucagon for Children
- Sick Day management for patients on insulin
- Ketone and Sick Day Management (Mater)
- Managing ketones and sick days on an Insulin Pump
Diabetes in Pregnancy resources
The following resources can be printed out individually, but if you would prefer to receive them from a professional printer, please access this online order form - note that there is a cost associated with ordering the forms online.
Insulin dose advice
Diabetes and technology
Rural and remote indigenous communities
The following booklets were designed to assist with diabetes in pregnancy education for women living in rural and remote indigenous communities. They are intended for use by indigenous health workers, nurses and other relevant staff at primary care level with the support of a specialist diabetes team (doctor, diabetes educator and dietician).
Translated documents
Diabetic foot resources
Hypoglycemia and sick day management resources
Simplified Sick Day Management Tool for low health literacy consumers
The Simplified Sick Day Management tool, (PDF, 352kB) is designed to support clinicians in empowering consumers with low health literacy to effectively manage sick days.
This tool complements existing comprehensive resources and is intended for use in conjunction with education provided by Diabetes Educators. Key features include:
Trial outcomes have shown significant benefits, including improved consumer confidence in managing ketones at home, a reduction in hospital presentations, and positive feedback from both consumers and clinicians. The tool has been reviewed by health literacy experts and aligns with universal design principles, ensuring accessibility for a diverse audience.
Clinicians are encouraged to incorporate this tool into their practice when delivering sick day education, ensuring consumers are equipped with the knowledge and support they need for effective diabetes self-management.
The resources below have not been developed by Queensland Health. They are a collection of resources from various clinicians or organisations across Queensland that have been found to be helpful when educating clients to manage sick days and hypogylcemia. The Queensland Diabetes Clinical Network have reviewed and endorsed the content of these resources. Please select the appropriate resource to assist you when you provide education to your client.
