High risk type 2 diabetes
Diabetes Care Plus Clinic can support people at high risk of type 2 diabetes. We help you to understand why you are high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We can also support you in making the necessary changes to the risk factors that can be changed (modified).
At the Diabetes Clinic, we have the following services available to help you to reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. These include:
- Diabetes nurse educator
- Dietitian
Who is at ‘high risk’ of developing type 2 diabetes?
High risk of developing type 2 diabetes can also be known as pre-diabetes. It usually occurs in adults, but younger people can also develop pre-diabetes. Risk factors for pre-diabetes are the same as those for type 2 diabetes.
They include:
- having a family history of type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes
- being above the healthy weight range
- having an inactive lifestyle
- having high blood pressure
- having high blood fats such as cholesterol and triglycerides
- having little or poor sleep
- being from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background
- being from a Pacific Islander, South Asian, Middle Eastern or North African background
- having gestational diabetes during pregnancy
- having polycystic ovary syndrome
- taking steroids or other medications that can cause high blood glucose levels
Sixteen out of 100 of adults in Australia are at high risk of type 2 diabetes (have pre-diabetes). If you are unsure if you are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes you can complete the AUSDRISK tool.
High risk type 2 diabetes services appointments
| Service | Delivery |
| Diabetes nurse educator | In person or via telehealth |
| Dietitian | In person or via telehealth |
High risk type 2 diabetes management and care
We can help with all aspects of preventing type 2 diabetes, which include:
Pre-diabetes is managed by making healthy lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
The importance of being more physically active
- What are the Australian physical activity recommendations
- Looking at your barriers to being more physically active
- The benefits of seeing physical activity health professionals such as an exercise physiologist
What are the nutrition recommendations to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes
- healthy food choices
- meal and snack ideas
- support to make a plan for you
Other lifestyle changes that can help rude your risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Importance of getting enough regular good quality sleep
- Importance of achieve in target blood pressure and blood fats (such as cholesterol) and how to do this
National Relay Service
Diabetes Care Plus welcomes calls through the National Relay Service (NRS). If you are d/Deaf, hard of hearing, or find it difficult to speak on the phone, simply choose your access option and provide our phone number 1300 153 123 when asked by the relay officer.