HealthInfo West Coast-Te Tai Poutini
West Coast DHB Diabetes Service offers advice, support, and specialist follow-up for people on the West Coast with type 1 diabetes, or complicated type 2 diabetes. Your doctor may refer you to see a specialist at a diabetes outpatient clinic, or to some of the Group Education Classes. There are outpatient clinics at Buller Hospital, Grey Base Hospital, and Hokitika Health Centre. Services include a dietitian, diabetes nurse specialist, and podiatrist.
Diabetes West Coast provides services including:
Phone: (03) 768‑5969
Poutini Waiora provides a range and health, education, and social services for Māori on the West Coast. Ask your healthcare professional to refer you.
You can join the Diabetes Youth Canterbury Facebook group.
Information provided by the Canterbury DHB. Adapted by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Page created May 2016.
Review key: HIDIA-21832