Diabetes Counselling Online is a community for all Australian people living with all types of diabetes, their families and friends.

We have been online since 2001 when we began offering free counselling and support to people across the world.

Since July 2015 we have not had funding and as at February 2016 we no longer provide counselling or diabetes education services. You can visit our support groups on Facebook.

Please contact your usual doctor with any urgent medical concerns and/or attend your local Emergency Department in a medical emergency.

Social Media and Online Communications policy

We take our responsibility to consider all of our communications with people very seriously- both individually and online in group forums and chat sessions. This includes here and on social media sites. We have developed the following Policy Document here

Funding Diabetes Counselling Online

This service was soley funded from 2001 – 2004 by our Founder Helen Edwards.

It was then partially funded under the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) administered by Diabetes Australia Ltd from 2004 – 2009. We were then solely supported again by our Founder, volunteers, fundraising, donations, sponsors and grants from 2009 – 2012.

In 2012 Our Founder won a 3 year grant with the Commonwealth Department for Health and Ageing which we gratefully acknowledge. This ceased in July 2015 and we are no longer able to provide free email services. We do offer support in our Facebook groups and all of our team are now volunteering their time.

Medical advice

Diabetes Counselling Online Inc does not give personal medical advice. Information on this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating diabetes. Nor should information found here take the place of the advice of your doctor or medical team. Always see your diabetes specialist if you have concerns about your diabetes care.

Links to information about the medical aspects of diabetes can be found here, but Diabetes Counselling Online Inc takes no responsibility for any information obtained via any link. Diabetes Counselling Online Inc and any person involved with providing this service takes no responsibility for any advice provided by another member of the public in discussions held in our Facebook groups. It is up to you to make your own decisions about such information provided in these forums.