Organisation info:

Aotearoa Diabetes Collective is a charitable diabetes service with a mission of equitable access to specialist diabetes care.

The team include Diabetes Nurse Specialists, Dietitians, Nurse Practitioners and Endocrinologist. We provide private clinics for children and adults with all forms of diabetes, education for healthcare professionals and people with diabetes and are involved with multiple research studies with a focus on diabetes technology and equitable access to diabetes care. Our team have decades of experience in specialist diabetes roles and a growing expertise in research. We provide a variety of healthcare professional education, including facilitating and presenting for the Advanced Diabetes Management Course. We have a growing community on social media providing free education for people with diabetes.  Our team has been involved with multiple world leading research studies for diabetes technology, including the 2GOCGM study which is a longitudinal study of CGM use in people with type 2 diabetes.

Presenters:

Claire Lever, Accredited Diabetes Nurse Specialist, RN Prescriber BN, MN (dist.), PhD candidate

Rachael Sampson, Accredited Diabetes Nurse Specialist, RN Prescriber, BN First Class Hons

Solita Donnelly, Accredited Diabetes Nurse Specialist, RN Prescriber, BN, PGDip (dist.)

 Topics include: 

• Screening and diagnosis of diabetes
• Pre diabetes + management
• Type 1 diabetes + management
• Type 2 diabetes + management
• Diabetes medication management including SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP1 agonists and insulins
• Diabetes sick day management
• Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia management
• Diabetes complications + management
• Hypertension and hyperlipidaemia management in diabetes
• Cardiovascular risk management in diabetes
• Diabetes and driving
• Diabetes technology – Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)
• Diabetes technology – insulin pumps and automated insulin delivery (AID)
• Applying for the disability allowance for diabetes technology and unfunded medication
• Diabetes annual reviews
• Diabetes case reviews