Southern Adelaide Diabetes and Endocrinology Services at SALHN

The Southern Adelaide Diabetes and Endocrinology Service (SADES) provides specialist care for people with hormonal and metabolic disorders, including diabetes and conditions affecting the thyroid, pituitary, adrenal glands and bone metabolism/ osteoporosis.

The service operates across Flinders Medical Centre (inpatients), Marion GP Plus and Noarlunga GP Plus, providing both inpatient consultation and outpatient specialist clinics. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team including endocrinologists, diabetes nurse educators, dietitians, psychologists and allied health professionals, ensuring comprehensive management of complex endocrine conditions.

Our clinicians work closely with general practitioners, community services and other hospital specialties to provide coordinated care for patients across Southern Adelaide.

Inpatient services at FMC

Diabetes and endocrine emergencies
Complex diabetes

Outpatient Services

SADES offers outpatient services at both the Marion GP Plus and the Noarlunga GP Plus that manage a wide range of endocrine and metabolic conditions including:

Diabetes
- Type 1
- Type 2
- Complex management
- Diabetes in pregnancy and gestational diabetes (Flinders Medical Centre)
- Endocrine disorders in pregnancy (Flinders Medical Centre)
- Diabetes education
- Diabetes technology (insulin pumps, glucose monitoring)
Thyroid disorders
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid nodules
- Thyroid cancer
Pituitary disorders
- Pituitary tumours
- Acromegaly
- Cushing's disease
- Prolactinoma
- Hypopituitarism
Adrenal disorders
- Adrenal incidentaloma
- Cushing's syndrome
- Primary aldosteronism
- Phaeochromocytoma
Calcium and metabolic bone disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Metabolic bone disease
- Calcium and parathyroid disorders
Reproductive disorders
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Male hypogonadism and menopause

For conditions not in scope, please refer to the section in Clinical Prioritisation Criteria – Out of scope.

Bulk Billing

SADES offers patients the opportunity for patients to be bulk billed at their outpatient clinic appointment. To provide your patient with the opportunity to consult with a bulk billed specialist, please provide a named referral to one of our specialists listed below.

Consultants available only at Marion GP Plus

Associate Professor Jui Ho
Dr Mahesh Umapathysivam
Dr Tilenka Thynne
Dr Natalie Giles

Consultants available at Marion GP Plus or Noarlunga GP Plus:

Professor Morton Burt
Dr Jessica Stranks
Dr Vaishali Padhye
Dr Faran Khalili
Dr Shantha Joseph

Referral details

These SALHN Guidelines align with standardised best practice tools for referral to publicly funded specialist outpatient services developed in South Australia through the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria project. Patients will be triaged according to clinical priority to ensure timely access to specialist care.

Referral forms and processes are outlined in the outpatient referral process section.

Research and clinical trials

Southern Adelaide Diabetes and Endocrine Services has an active clinical trials unit, offering patients access to new therapies and emerging treatments in diabetes and obesity.

Participation in clinical research provides eligible patients with opportunities to access innovative therapies while contributing to the advancement of medical knowledge.

Contact details

Flinders Medical Centre
Level 2 Medicine Clinic
Telephone: (08) 8593
Fax: (08) 8204 6890
Diabetes Education Unit
Telephone: (08) 8204 5281
Fax: (08) 8204 5803
Email: health.fmcdiabetes@sa.gov.au

Marion GP Plus Health Centre
Telephone: (08) 74725 8205
Fax: (08) 7425 8687
Email: DL.HealthGMAROSSAdminStaff@sa.gov.au

Noarlunga GP Plus Health Centre
Telephone: (08) 8164 9111
Fax: (08) 8164 9199
Email: DL.HealthGMAROSSAdminStaff@sa.gov.au

Southern Adelaide Diabetes and Endocrine Services (SADES)
Associate Professor Jui Ho, Network Director
Telephone: (08) 7425 8690
Fax: (08) 7425 8689

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