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Diabetes support in Australia

Type 1, type 2 and gestational: the daily maths, the worry and the wins. Talk with people in Australia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for diabetes in Australia

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Easy Ride Patient Transport, Brisbane

We help people with caring for someone with cancer and diabetes, in person in Brisbane and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

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The Lantern Trust, Geelong

We help people with chronic illness and diabetes, in person in Geelong and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

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The Lantern Trust, Parramatta

Run by people who have been through caring for someone with cancer and long covid themselves.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Cooper Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and chronic pain, plus a weekly drop-in.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

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Launceston Grief Counselling

We help people with chronic pain and rare disease, in person in Launceston and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Adelaide Home Help

A small team supporting adjusting to a disability and living with cancer. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Hands Together Alice

We help people with caring for someone with dementia and heart conditions, in person in Alice Springs and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Northside Debt Advice, Bunbury

Practical help for people dealing with chronic illness and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Parramatta Grief Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with stroke recovery and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

From people who came through it

  • โ€œDear stranger, i was in the same place eighteen months ago. For me it was family telling me what I can eat at weddings. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart. Praying for you.โ€

    mondaytide70 ยท been through diabetes
  • โ€œIf you're scared right now, I get it. I was right where you are not that long ago, about a year. The worst part was numb feet. Some weeks I don't think about it at all. Bit by bit it comes back. xโ€

    flame_mango1992 ยท been through diabetes
  • โ€œHi, you. I was in the same place nearly four years ago. I remember type 2 and the shame people put on it like it was yesterday. I'm volunteering here now. You get yourself back in pieces.โ€

    Sebastiรกn R. ยท been through diabetes
  • โ€œReading this late at night? I've been there. Not that long ago, about a year, that was me. The worst part was my HbA1c going up again. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. Bit by bit it comes back. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.โ€

    Carolina R. ยท been through diabetes

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