Those who have attended the Advanced Diabetes Management Course will be familiar with the idea of applying to WINZ for additional diabetes costs for whānau who are eligible.
While Pharmac is still in consultation regarding the funding of CGM for people living with type 1 diabetes, there will not be funding for those living with type 2.
The Aotearoa Diabetes Collective has created a useful guide, linked below, with templates for letters to support applications for CGM and empagliflozin (for those already prescribed a GLP1ra) for people living with type 2 diabetes.
Contact the diabetes lead in your region if you have further pātai (questions) or would like to set up LibreLink in your practice to be able to access patient data from the sensors.
Kathy joined Pinnacle earlier this month as clinical diabetes specialist for Waikato, replacing the role previously held by Anne Waterman.
Read moreFunding of continuous glucose monitoring and automated insulin delivery begins on 1 October. The Waikato Regional Diabetes Service will take the lead in supporting whānau with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) with this change. Not all people living with T1D are known to the regional diabetes service. In order to re-engage these whānau with the funded technology, please do a query build of your patients with T1D so they can be informed of the localities of drop in clinics and CGM start education.
The clinical diabetes specialist in primary care provides clinical mentorship and advice to the practice team in supporting patients with diabetes.
View detailsA guide for clinical management of type 2 diabetes, to support nurses at all levels to develop their knowledge and clinical reasoning in diabetes care.