Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus types 1 and 2 is covered under Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs). Managed Care Plan members, diagnosed with diabetes must register with the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology (CDE), our contracted Designated Service Provider (DSP), to enable effective management of their condition.
Registering with the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology entitles you to receive:
- Consultations with a healthcare provider who has specialised training in diabetes management
- Diabetes education
- Diabetes-related dietitian and podiatrist consultations
- Hospitalisation for acute diabetic emergencies (for example a diabetic coma)
- Laboratory investigations necessary for diabetes management
- An annual screening visit with an ophthalmologist
- An annual screening visit with a podiatrist
- All diabetic medicine, including insulin, tablets for diabetes, needles, syringes, testing strips and the supply of reflectance meters.
To register, please phone the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology on 011 053 4400.
If you choose not to register with the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, you will be exempted from the programme and can therefore continue consulting your existing healthcare provider. You will however be responsible for the difference between the Scheme Reimbursement Rate and the claimed amount of the costs for all diabetic related services (including non-emergency diabetic related hospital admissions). It still remains a requirement to register your chronic condition by phoning 0860 222 633.
If you are registered with the CDE, but do not comply with the programme, you will be exempted from the programme and will be responsible for the difference between the Scheme Reimbursement Rate and the claimed amount of the costs on all diabetic related services (including non-emergency diabetic related hospital admissions).
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