Nurse Practitioner & credentialled Diabetes Educator
"Never tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon" - Unknown
Nurse Practitioner & credentialled Diabetes Educator
"Never tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon" - Unknown
NO DOCTORS REFERRAL REQUIRED - ALL SESSIONS OFFER A MEDICARE REBATE - Personalised Service Focusing on Person Centred Care
About Diabetes
What You Need to Know About Diabetes
About Diabetes
What You Need to Know About Diabetes
What is Diabetes?
Type 1 Diabetes:
Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition that affects specific cells of the pancreas. These cells are no longer able to produce a vital hormone called insulin. Insulin helps regulate the body’s blood glucose levels.
Type 2 Diabetes:
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition caused by an ineffective insulin release and/or a resistance to work effectively, resulting in elevated blood glucose levels. Type 2 Diabetes is generally attributed to family history, poor diet choices, reduced exercise, increased abdominal weight and is more commonly diagnosed in middle/later life.
FACTS & FIGURES
Did you know:
- 4.9% of people living in Australia have a diagnosis of diabetes - that is 1,176,179 million of 23,933,718 million people
- 1 person every 5 minutes develops diabetes [that is 280 people day]
- Type 1 diabetes accounts for 10% of all diabetes diagnosis - totalling 117,917 people
- Type 2 diabetes accounts for 86.7% of all registered diabetes diagnosis - totalling 1,019,707 Victoria has a 5% prevalence of diabetes - that is 294,234 thousand of 5,932,753 million people
* Facts and Figures were valid as from 30/06/2015 and supplied by the National Diabetes Services Scheme. For further information please visit www.ndss.com.au/diabetes-map
Services
Assisting With Your Diabetes Requirements?
Services
Assisting With Your Diabetes Requirements?
specialised SERVICES
Geelong Diabetes Care offers a holistic approach to Diabetes Education and Patient Care. Services include:
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Medication Prescribing and Review
Referral to Medical Specialists
Order and Review Pathology Tests
My Story
Why Choose Geelong Diabetes Care?
My Story
Why Choose Geelong Diabetes Care?
Jessica O'Shannassy - Nurse Practitioner
My story
My experience as a Registered Nurse spans 18 years and was primarily within diabetes and paediatrics. Over this time working with people affected by diabetes inspired me to become a Diabetes Educator to assist those to live happier and healthier lives.
JESSICA O'SHANNASSY
After some time I became aware of just how much diabetes affects the day to day living of people that are diagnosed and decided there was a need for a more complete and specialised nursing service in this area. As such I undertook further training to become a qualified Nurse Practitioner, allowing me to provide a more holistic nursing service including prescribing of medications, diabetes education and ordering pathology/diagnostics testing.
Navigating your way around the medical and allied health world can be overwhelming, non-personable, time consuming and very costly. I decided to become a Nurse Practitioner to assist people with diabetes by offering a cost-effective, personable, safe and specialised service.
Training & Qualifications
Certified Academic Qualifications:
Master of Nursing Practice, Nurse Practitioner, Deakin University, Victoria.
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Practice (Paediatrics), Melbourne University, Victoria
Postgraduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Health Care, Mayfield Education, Victoria
Advanced Diabetes Management (Exercise), Deakin University, Victoria
Bachelor of Nursing, University of Ballarat, Victoria
Other Relevant Information:
ADEA – Credentialled Diabetes Educator
Endorsed Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Immuniser Program