Diabetes — Waikato
The Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato regional diabetes service provides comprehensive diabetes care, education and support to people and their whānau who are living with diabetes and require specialist input.
Contact us
To contact the Waikato regional diabetes service:
- phone: 07 859 9180
phone (freephone): 0800 459 918
Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
Where to find us
The Waikato regional diabetes service is at:
26 Clarence Street
Hamilton 3204
Outreach diabetes clinics are held in rural hospitals and other healthcare providers throughout the Waikato region.
Services we provide
Our specialist care is focused on supporting people over the age of 15 who have:
- difficult to control or rare forms of diabetes such as:
- type 1 diabetes
- diabetes due to pancreatectomy or other pancreatic dysfunction
- monogenic forms of diabetes
- diabetes treated with insulin and complicated by other medical factors requiring specialist input — such as steroids with chemotherapy
- diabetes during pregnancy
- young people (15 to 25) with any type of diabetes
- high risk diabetic foot conditions
- progressive kidney disease with diabetes outside of the renal service.
Other patient services include:
- weight loss and maintenance programme for people over the age of 18 with obesity-related conditions
- retinal photo-screening for all people with diabetes
- New Zealand Transport Authority medical review for people with diabetes requiring special driving licences.
Further information
Referral information
Referrals are accepted from healthcare providers such as GPs, hospitals and diabetes services from other regions.