It has been shown that people who make connections with other people living with diabetes have far better management of their diabetes, wellbeing and quality of life.

At Diabetes Counselling Online we believe strongly that the connections between people are critical to their diabetes management. Our motto is “communicating and connecting”.

The diabetes online community (DOC) is growing at a rapid rate and you can find many great people out there with diabetes on blogs, twitter and Facebook.

There are now a number of ways you can make connections with each other here at Diabetes Counselling Online and on our Facebook page and groups.

We have a number of groups on Facebook as follows:

Men with Diabetes Facebook group

Pregnancy and Parenting with Diabetes Group

Parents of kids with diabetes – Parent Chat Group

Rural Diabetes – for people in the country

Diabetes and Food & Weight matters – all issue related to food, weight and healthy eating

If you make a connection online and decide to meet someone “in the flesh” please make sure you consider your personal safety; check the person is genuine as far as possible and ensure you meet in a public place to start with.

We do not recommend children under 15 years of age arrange to meet anyone they meet online without involvement of their parents.

Respecting other members

Across all areas of our site it is expected that people will respect each other’s thoughts and feelings and that this service is not abused in any way. However, please be aware that if you enter into an offline relationship with someone, “Diabetes Counselling Online Inc ” takes no responsibility for the ongoing contact between you and your buddy. It is up to you how often and how long you continue to make contact with each other.

Please feel free to provide feedback about how the service is working for you and enjoy communicating and connecting!