Useful websites: Diabetes Service opening hours Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 4.30pm www.diabeteslive.co.nz (NZ website for young adults with diabetes) Contact details www.runsweet.com (website for athletes with diabetes) Phone: (09) 486 8920 extension 2505 021 902 765 www.deda.org.nz [email protected] (website for help with diabetes and eating disorders) North Shore 124 Shakespeare Road www.starship.org.nz (follow adolescent transition service link) 0622 www.realitycheck.org.au Private Bag 93-503 Takapuna www.diabetes.org.uk Auckland 0740 (go to ‘type1 uncut’) Henderson clinic www.sweet.org.au Whanau centre www.medicalert.co.nz Edsell st Henderson www.diabetesauckland.org.nz www.diabetes.org.nz Diabetes service www.diabetesaustralia.com.au urge.co.nz for young adults (youthline) www.theword.org.nz (family planning) www.thelowdown.co.nz (specifically for youth with depression) What you need to know Classification number: C 010-03-03-024 (Review date: September 2019) Diabetes services at Waitemata DHB What to expect Information Welcome to the diabetes service for young adults • Your first appointment with us will be three • Our service is available from 8am- 4.30pm at Waitemata District Health Board. months after your last Starship appointment, Monday to Friday. For problems or although we can see you earlier if needed. emergencies out of these hours please Our diabetes clinics are based at North Shore contact your GP or after hours medical centre. Hospital and Whanau centre in Henderson. • Our team consists of doctors (endocrinologists), specialist diabetes nurses, • If you cannot attend an appointment please We are here to work with you and offer you dietitians, psychologists, podiatrists, eye let us know as soon as possible so that we can support as you live with your diabetes. screening doctors/technicians and clerical staff. re-schedule. You may have been through the Starship • We have links with youth health teams • Please bring your meter/log book along to transition process over the past couple of years. who work to support young adults in the your appointment with you. Hopefully you will be feeling more comfortable to community. take control of your diabetes but we understand • We value your opinion. If you have questions this can be a daunting process. We are here • YA diabetes offer a team approach although or don’t understand something please ask. to offer you continued help and advice as you your primary support will be the nurse or We are here to support you and advocate progress through this transition into your late dietitian who will be contactable via phone/ for you. teens and adulthood and learn to self manage text or e-mail. your diabetes. • You should contact the Starship transition • You will be seen approximately every three clinic with any concerns or questions you have The main difference between paediatric months by a nurse, doctor or dietitian for the until you have had your first appointment and adult diabetes services is the amount of first year. After this, the regularity of your with us. independence you are given. appointments will be arranged to suit your needs. • You can get your diabetes medication With this, comes the need to learn about your prescription when you see one of our doctors. diabetes and speak up about any concerns that • We can do HbA1c in clinic but you will need In between doctors appointments you can you may have. You can bring a parent/guardian to have routine diabetes screening bloods get your prescriptions from your GP. with you to your appointment and when taken every 3-6 months either in the hospital you are ready you can attend your or in the community. appointment on your own.