Chris Messina is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator and the founder of Green Jelly Bean Diabetes. Born and bred in Cairns, Chris understands the needs of those living in the region and is passionate about empowering people with or at risk of diabetes. With a focus on type 2 diabetes, Chris facilitates self-empowerment by focusing on individual needs, providing knowledge, motivation and support through better understanding. Green Jelly Bean Diabetes believes everyone deserves the opportunity to live well and that access to better education is the first step in this journey.

Green Jelly Bean Diabetes is a mobile service that operates from the pharmacy, the medical practice or the clients home. Our services are bulk billed with a valid GP referral. Clients have access to ongoing care and follow-up via phone, email or face-to-face on completion of their Team Care Arrangement referrals with patient support programs run by Novo Nordisk (Helping Hands) and Lilly Diabetes (Lilly Diabetes Support Service).

Delivered by an Accredited Pharmacist and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Green Jelly Bean Diabetes can offer the following services to your patients:

• Education for those newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
• Insulin initiation and titration support
• GLP-1 RA initiation support
• Provision of fact sheets and tools to assist with diabetes self-management
• Health coaching and goal setting
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring including Flash Glucose Monitoring (Freestyle Libre)
• Home Medicines Reviews (MBS item 900)

Ongoing follow-up & support
Clients of Green Jelly Bean Diabetes requiring insulin receive ongoing care and follow-up via phone, email or face-to-face with no out-of-pocket expenses via a GP referral to the Helping Hands patient support program (Novo Nordisk) or the Lilly Diabetes Support Service (Lilly Diabetes). Conditions apply.