The little blue book
Here you’ll find the names of people, organisations and places that make life with type 1 diabetes (T1D) a little easier.
Looking for a list of T1D terms and phrases to help you make sense of it all? Check out our T1Dictionary.
Nutrition & exercise
- Calorie King: carb counts for different foods
- Coeliac Australia
- Diabetes Victoria: Advice on Type 1 diabetes & nutrition
- Exercise & type 1 diabetes: your video guides
- GI Foundation: promoting low GI eating for more stable blood glucose levels
- Healthy snack choices (PDF download)
- Snacking 101: An explainer for people living with T1D (PDF download)
- Traffic Light Guide Book: classifying foods for healthier food choices
Support & resources for adults living with T1D
- JDRF’s private Facebook group for people living with T1D aged 14-24
- JDRF’s private Facebook group for people living with T1D aged 25 and over
- NDSS Diabetes Counselling Service
- NDSS publications, fact sheets and resources
- Peer Support Program
- Straight to the Point: an adult’s guide to living with T1D
Support for parents and carers of children, teens & adults living with T1D
- Articles & blogs on raising children living with T1D
- Caring for Diabetes in Children and Adolescents (online edition of the orange handbook given out with the KIDSAC packs)
- JDRF’s private Facebook group for parents & carers of kids, teens & adults living with T1D
- NDSS Diabetes Counselling Service
- NDSS publications & fact sheets on managing diabetes
- Parents of kids living with T1D & autism/ADHD (private Facebook group)
- Peer Support Program
- Siblings Australia: support for siblings of children living with a disability or chronic illness
- Straight to the Point: an adults’ guide to living with T1D
- Teen Toolkit: the parents’ guide to raising teens living with T1D
- Teen Wellbeing Guide: teens’ guide to life with T1D
- What your teen would like you to know (PDF download)
School & education: national
- National Diabetes in Schools Program
- Mastering Diabetes in Preschools & Schools (PDF download)
- APS/ISPAD T1D Learning Centre: online training courses for schools
- APEG Guidelines on CGM use in schools
- Duty of care obligations & each state’s policies
- Tips on communicating with a school
- The role of principals in supporting a student with diabetes
- The role of school staff in supporting a student with diabetes
- Online course for childcare workers to support children with type 1 diabetes
School & education: states & territories
- NSW: Department of Education – Kids with Diabetes
- NSW: Diabetes NSW & ACT -Training Seminars for Teachers
- NSW: Diabetes NSW & ACT – School support resources for teachers and families
- Qld Dept of Education: Managing students’ health support needs at school
- Diabetes Queensland – Managing diabetes
- SA: Healthcare Plan – Diabetes
- VIC Department of Education & Training: students with diabetes
- Diabetes Western Australia: diabetes management & action plans
- Diabetes WA: diabetes awareness in schools
- TAS Dept of Education: healthcare plans
- NT Dept of Education: health of students
- NT Diabetes Education Services
Government & support
- Accessing T1D financial assistance in Australia
- Annual Carer Supplement & Child Disability Assistance Payment
- Carer Adjustment Payment
- Carer Allowance
- Carer Allowance Health Care Card
- Carer Payment
- Chronic disease management information from the Department of Health, available under Medicare
- Ex-Carer Allowance Health Care Card: For full-time students aged 16-25
- Federal Government Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Program administered by NDSS
- Multicultural Diabetes Portal
- NDSS Diabetes Counselling Service
- NDSS for subsidised diabetes supplies
Type 1 diabetes technology suppliers
- Australian Government Insulin Pump Program: subsidies for low income families
- AMSL: distributor of insulin pumps & continuous glucose monitors
- Insulet: manufacturer of Omnipod, insulin delivery system
- Medtronic: manufacturer of insulin pumps & continuous glucose monitors
- Roche: manufacturer of insulin pumps & blood glucose monitors
- Ypsomed Australia Pty Ltd: manufacturer of insulin pumps, injection systems & other diabetes care products
- Private health insurance options for insulin pumps
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