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Paediatric diabetes (General Paediatrics)
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Paediatric diabetes (General Paediatrics).
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Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - Suspected type 2 diabetes where
- child/adolescent assessed to be well and without ketosis. Health care provider confident of type 2 diagnosis
- Unstable known type I diabetes transferring care
- A child:
- at risk of entering the child protection system (0 – 18 years of age)
- currently in out of home care (OOHC) (0 – 18 years of age), or
- Adolescents transitioning to adult healthcare following an out of home care experience (15 – 25 years of age) where they have previously been on a waiting list for this problem and were removed without receiving a service
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Stable known type I diabetic transferring care
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - No category 3 criteria
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- History of the presentation including reasons why this is thought to be type 2 diabetes rather than type 1 (e.g. strong family history of type 2, obesity, evidence of insulin resistance [e.g. acanthosis nigricans])
- Report presence or absence of concerning features:
- polyuria or polydipsia
- recent weight loss
- recent onset enuresis
- ketosis on urine or blood testing
- Confirmation of out of home care OOHC (where appropirate)
Investigations for suspected type 2 diabetes
- HbA1c
- FBC
- ELFT
- TFT
- CRP
- Fasting plasma glucose and lipids results
- Plasma glucose (fasting or random) +/- Oral glucose tolerance test
- Ketones (blood or urine) – if elevated, send direct to emergency
NB follow up/review patients will have pathology attended to in the clinic, the patient is not required to get blood tests prior to attending on an ongoing referral
If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Out of scope / wrong door
The following conditions are out of scope for this service:
- Patients 16 years and over should be referred to Adult Endocrinology [https://www.goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au/referrals/services/diabetes-and-endocrinology]
Parent service: Paediatric Endocrinology
Send outpatient referrals to
- Smart Referrals preferred (Best Practice or Medical Director)
- Medical Objects GQ42150009Z (lookup qh → QHEALTH, GOLD COAST HEALTH OUTPATIENT)
- HealthLink EDI Qldgchsd
- Fax (07) 5687 4497 — Booking and Referral Centre
- Post: Booking and Referral Centre, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215
- Clinic enquiries 1300 559 083
How to refer — full order
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