Diabetes Education and Dietetics
At the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre, we offer both diabetes education and dietetic services - in person and via telehealth.
Amy Rush
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Clinical Programs Director
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Credentialled Diabetes Educator and Accredited Practising Dietitian
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Face-to-face appointments in Perth
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Telehealth consultations available across Australia
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Amy specialises in type 1 diabetes, providing both diabetes education and dietetic support to help you confidently manage insulin, food, and everyday life, so you can live well with type 1, not against it.
Her interest in type 1 diabetes began when her brother was diagnosed at a young age. Since then, Amy has dedicated her career to supporting people with type 1 of all ages to better understand their blood glucose patterns and feel more confident making day-to-day management decisions. She has become a highly regarded and award-winning clinician in the field.
Amy’s clinic is a judgement-free space where your goals, lifestyle, and priorities guide the conversation. Her aim is to help you feel informed, capable, and in control of your diabetes management.
Amy commonly helps people with:
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Adjusting insulin around food, exercise, illness, travel, and changing routines
• Starting or optimising insulin pumps and CGM systems
• Interpreting CGM data to improve Time in Range and reduce glucose variability
• Navigating low-carbohydrate or personalised nutrition approaches with insulin therapy
• Managing the impact of protein, fat, and glycaemic index
• Optimising nutrition and glucose management for sport, exercise, and high performance
• Managing more complex cases alongside co-morbidities
• Meal planning and realistic strategies for busy lifestyles
Beck Newton
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Nurse Practitioner
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Accredited Practising Dietitian
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Credentialled Diabetes Educator
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Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician
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Beck is both a Nurse Practitioner and an Accredited Practising Dietitian. She has over 30 years’ experience as a health professional and has post-graduate qualifications in diabetes and mental health and is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician – a unique combination.
This diverse background, scope of training and experience enables her to provide a broad range of support for people aged 16+ impacted by type 1 diabetes.
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Beck is known for her warmth and understanding. In her friendly, approachable way, she ensures that you feel empowered and confident in developing a plan that aligns with your goals, priorities, experience, lifestyle, and personal preferences. She can deliver integrated medical, nutritional, and psychosocial care in one appointment.
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As a Nurse Practitioner and Diabetes Educator, Beck can:
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Independently assess, diagnose and plan your treatment - without needing to go back to your GP first - or continue working collaboratively with your GP. The choice is yours.
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Prescribe medications and issue scripts.
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Medical, nutrition and metabolic support through perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause and for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).
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Order and assess pathology tests and other relevant investigations.
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Initiate and optimise diabetes medications and technology, including continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. I'm a Certified Product Trainer for Omnipod, Tandem T-Slim, Medtronic/MiniMed, and MyLife YpsoPump.
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Complete NDSS forms — registration, blood glucose monitoring equipment, CGM access, insulin needles, and pump consumables.
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Complete fitness-to-drive assessments for diabetes.
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Provide absence-from-work/school certificates.
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Write specialist referral letters.
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Write letters of clinical need to support private health insurance funding for insulin pumps.
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Deliver integrated medical, nutritional, and psychosocial care.
As a Dietitian, Beck can provide you:
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Personalised nutrition - working with you to find the most suitable approach for your long-term health goals.
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Carb awareness and counting education; finding blood glucose friendly foods for whichever eating approach you use and insulin dosing suggestions for different types of foods.
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Strategies for meeting nutritional requirement and improved glucose levels for various eating approaches, including lower carb eating, gluten free, plant based, animal based etc.
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A nutrition approach to manage insulin resistance and other metabolic conditions such as fatty liver, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and PMOS.
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Dietary support for people wanting to manage their mental health through diet and for people using medical weight-loss medications or recovering from bariatric surgery.
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Managing worries or anxiety about food, insulin and body image to enhance your sense of general wellbeing and develop a healthy relationship with food and your body.
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Dietary support and psychologically-informed approaches for disordered eating and eating disorders.
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Beck sees patients in in person at Stirling (Perth) and Busselton as well as via Telehealth (Australia-wide).
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Beck’s appointments attract Nurse Practitioner Medicare rebates for everyone with a Medicare card. That means you don’t need a referral or a GP Chronic Conditions Management Plan (CCMP) to claim a rebate for most appointments.
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However, if your appointment is for dietetic care only (for example, nutrition management without diabetes education or eating disorder nutrition support), a GP CCMP or Eating Disorder Treatment Plan (EDTP) is still needed to access a Medicare rebate. If you don’t have a GP CCMP or EDTP and you are covered for Dietetics, your Private Health Insurer may issue you a rebate.
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