About Us

Biography

Hi, I’m Vivien Hsu. I’m a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and an Accredited Consultant Pharmacist. I can help you in English or Mandarin or Chinese dialects such as Hakka or Hokkien. 

I work closely with your doctors (GPs and/or specialists) to help you take control of your diabetes management from lifestyle improvement through to oral and/or injectable medications at any stage of your life.

I also do Home Medicine Review to answer your questions and to help you understand and manage your medications better at home. I work closely with your GP who will receive a report from me with suggestions to achieve optimal treatments for your health conditions.

You can access diabetes education consultations and Home Medicine Review services through referrals from your doctors. I currently provide diabetes education service and Home Medicine Review service for several medical centres and pharmacies.

Qualifications

• Credentialled Diabetes Educator
• Weight Management Consultant
• Nutrition and Health Coach
• Consultant Clinical Pharmacist
• University Lecturer & Health and Harmony Speaker
• Pharmacist of the year 2019 – Bowl of Hygeia

The Mission

Collaborate with endocrinologists, general practitioners and allied health professionals, to give you the ultimate diabetes care to live well with diabetes!

As a credentialled diabetes educator, I’ll help you to:

• Understand diabetes and how it affects your health

• Make lifestyle choices of healthier food choices and physical activity

• Understand treatment choices and effective and safe use of your medicines

• Learn to monitor and interpret your blood glucose patterns

• Recognise and treat high and low blood glucose levels , ie. hyperglycaemia and/or hypoglycaemia

• Manage your diabetes during illness, ie. Sick Day Management

• Manage possible complications associated with diabetes

• Plan for pregnancy for people with Type 1 diabetes

• Manage diabetes during pregnancy and gestational diabetes

• Travel planning

As an accredited consultant pharmacist, I conduct Home Medicines Reviews (HMR) to enhance quality use of medicines and reduce adverse medicine events and help you to

• Understand your medications and their potential adverse effects

• Ensure the appropriate use of your medications, including complementary medicines

• Demonstrate correct use of medical devices, such as inhalers and blood pressure monitors

• Help remove any medicines that are expired or no longer taken

• Provide advice on lifestyle factor modifications

• Provide advice on safe storage of medicines