Diabetes Service
The THS Diabetes Service focuses on the need for better management and education of a targeted group of people with diabetes to achieve better health outcomes.
Service Objectives:
Improve the quality of diabetes healthcare for Pacific people with diabetes.
Acknowledge the cultural values and beliefs and the involvement of the family and community in providing effective diabetes services to Pacific people.
Ensure ongoing monitoring, evaluation and the subsequent improvement in the quality of diabetes healthcare services for eligible population.
Service Area:
Intensive diabetes management for newly diagnosed, patients
Initiation of insulin for Type 2 patients, insulin titration and change in Insulin
People with poor diabetic control, i.e. HbA1c>64mmol/mol
Nutrition advice and foot care advice (not otherwise provided in dietician and podiatry)
Specific clinical indicators like microalbuminuria, Blood Pressure>140/80, Total Cholesterol >9
Monitor and manage some complications, referring where appropriate, to specialist services
Undertake CVD risk assessment and management
