Diabetes Ambulatory Care Service (DACS)

Initial education and stabilisation of children and adolescents with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes has traditionally involved admission to hospital for 5-7 days. There is evidence to suggest that outpatient stabilisation can result in a number of benefits to the child and his/her family. The potential benefits include:

Improved psychological adaptation
Improved metabolic control

Programs offered by DACS

Stabilisation program for newly diagnosed patients

Stabilisation for existing patients with sub-optimal control

Continuous blood glucose monitoring

Insulin pump therapy: initiation and review

Multidisciplinary support and education groups for patients and families

Clinics

Young Adults Diabetes Services (YADS) (15-25yrs)
Paediatric Out-Patients (0-15 yrs)
Insulin Pump Clinic (0-19yrs)
High Risk Intervention DACS Clinics

Contact

Outpatients Bookings 1300 342 273
Contact list

ASK TO SPEAK TO THE PAEDIATRIC DIABETES REGISTRAR ON CALL 24 HOUR CONTACT NUMBER OR EMERGENCY NUMBER (03) 9594 6666

Document Downloads

DACS Newsletter Summer /Autumn edition 2011

Published Date: October 16, 2009
Printed from http://www.monashchildrens.org.au/page/Health_Professionals/Paediatric_and_Adolescent_Endocrinology_and_Diabetes_Unit/DACS_Background/
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