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Avoid diabetic feet complications with these simple steps

Wed 13 Oct 2021

It’s important to take a holistic approach to managing diabetes. From controlling your blood sugar levels with food, exercise and any prescribed medication to having regular check-ups and taking care of your feet. Yup, your feet!

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Get to know: Daisy, Senior Health Promotion Officer

Tue 10 Aug 2021

Our talented, passionate team members truly love what they do - helping people. Today we're introducing you to Daisy.

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Get to know: Vicki, our Community Nurse

Tue 20 Jul 2021

The best way to get the best health outcomes for our community is to select talented, passionate team members who truly love what they do - helping people. Vicki, our community nurse, is a prime example.

Hi Vicki! How long have you been with Inspiro?

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How to manage diabetes with diet and exercise

Wed 7 Jul 2021

When you have diabetes, it’s important that you know how to use food and exercise to manage your blood sugar levels, weight and cholesterol (a fat-like substance your body uses to create hormones, vitamin D and substances that help you digest food).

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Healthy Eating in ISO

Tue 5 May 2020

So many temptations whilst staying at home! Here are some tips from our dietitian to help us all stay on the right track...

Some of us are finding that working from home, or staying in isolation, is causing boredom and irritability or stress, resulting far too often in comfort or mindless...

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Telehealth - what is it?

Thu 30 Apr 2020

We are still able to deliver most services. Here's how:

All allied health and counselling services are 'essential services', it's important that clients continue or commence treatment through these interesting times. Here at Inspiro, we've pivoted quickly and changed things around so that we can...

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We are here, with just a few changes

Fri 17 Apr 2020

We are here. If you need us, please call

As we all know, things are changing rapidly. These are certainly challenging times but we're responding by changing the way we do things so that we can still support your health needs. That's what we're here for after all!

We're fortunate in that many of...

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Diabetes education, support and diabetes advice at Inspiro

Sun 31 Mar 2019

Edited by Courtney Vinck Inspiro Contributor and Accredited Dietitian Are you a diabetic struggling to constantly monitor your insulin levels, eat the right foods, stay active or feel healthy and happy? Inspiro's diabetes education and assessments services offer education and advice to support...

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Inspiro diabetes clinic - Integrated Diabetes Education and Assessment Service (IDEAS)

Thu 21 Mar 2019

On Wednesday 27th February, the Integrated Diabetes Education and Assessment Service (IDEAS) clinic was launched at Inspiro. This clinic focuses on supporting clients to self-manage their Type 2 Diabetes and will be delivered by Inspiro from our Lilydale site, located at 17 Clarke Street Lilydale.

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7 foot problems that might mean you have diabetes

Wed 6 Mar 2019

Did you know there is a connection between your feet and diabetes? Diabetes is a condition in which the level of glucose (a sugar) in the blood is too high. This is caused by a problem with the hormone insulin and its role in controlling blood glucose levels. Diabetes may lead to higher risk of...

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Fun exercise for diabetes

Fri 15 Feb 2019

Exercise for Diabetes is a type 2 diabetes exercise class that can help you better manage diabetes. These fun exercise classes reduce glucose levels through a variety of different exercises suitable to your health.

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Services and groups from our diabetes educators and nurses

Thu 26 Jul 2018

Inspiro offers a range of services and groups from our diabetes educators and nurses, including our Stop Smoking classes, Better Health Better Me program, Diabetes Education and more. Services are provided at both Inspiro Lilydale and Inspiro Belgrave. If you have any further questions feel free to...

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Understanding Diabetes: A course for people living with Type 2 diabetes

Tue 24 Jul 2018

Understanding Diabetes is a course is for people living with Type 2 diabetes. In the course you will learn how to manage your diabetes and take better care of yourself in this four session program (2 hrs per session). Hear from a community health nurse, diabetes nurse educator, dietitian,...

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Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke

Fri 23 Feb 2018

Reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke with Inspiro's Life! Program.

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Understand and manage type 2 diabetes

Fri 12 Jan 2018

Learn how to manage and understand your diabetes, feel better, have a higher quality of life and take better care of yourself.

The Understanding Diabetes program runs for four sessions with each session running for 2 hours. The program runs at Inspiro in Lilydale on the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th of...

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Dietitian led local supermarket tours - Buy the best groceries for you and your family

Fri 26 May 2017

Why I love supermarket tours Tracey Higgins is an accredited practising dietitian with 15 years experience in private practice and community health. We asked Tracey what drives her to volunteer with Diabetes Victoria as a supermarket tour guide. Here is Tracey’s story: After being in the...

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