Gestational Diabetes

This condition is treated in the Diabetes clinic.

Pre-referral work-up

History

Please refer to Antenatal Endocrine Clinic

Tests

Oral glucose tolerance test results

Interim/GP management

To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Diabetes clinic page for the full referral process and templates.

Note: Patients will be seen by Diabetes Educator before seeing Endocrinologist

Direct link to Health Pathways Type 2 Diabetes page

For more information please see the HealthPathways Tasmania website.

Clinic appointments

? Red location flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.

Emergency

If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.

Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.

Urgent (Category 1)

 ? Pre-existing diabetes

Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar to organise urgent review.

We will endeavour to see these patients within four weeks, or sooner if clinically indicated.

For urgent referrals to the JMDC, please call phone number 67774100, or see HealthPathways for direct contact phone number.

Availability

North

John Morris Diabetes Centre
Northern Integrated Care Centre

Phone: 6777 4145
Fax: 6777 5162 (correspondence)
Fax: 6777 5247 (referral)

North West

Diabetes Centre
Phone: 6493 6100
Fax: 6431 8061

Devonport Community Health Centre
Phone: 6430 6591
Fax: 6441 5946

Diabetic Antenatal Clinic
Mersey Community Hospital
Phone: 6426 5586
Fax: 6441 5922

Diabetic Antenatal Clinic
North West Regional Hospital
Phone: 6478 5180
Fax: 6441 5944

South

Adult Diabetes Service:
Wellington Clinics
Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6234 3982

Adult Services:
Telstra Building
Phone: 03 6166 2600
Fax: 03 6173 0457

Paediatric Services:
Royal Hobart Hospital
Level 3, D Block (North) - Paediatric Clinics
Phone: 03 6166 8175 (please use the answering machine if line busy or after hours)