Sylvia Mallo (Mona Vale, Gosford)
Sylvia is a Nurse practitioner specialised in diabetes care for over 25 years. She has been credentialed with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) for the past 20 years.
She provides individual consultations for Diabetes self-management education, Gestational diabetes, pre diabetes, Pregnancy in diabetes, Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. She has extensive knowledge and experience in Type 1 Diabetes, carbohydrate counting program,Insulin pump therapy and in the use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems. She provides care to patients with type 2 diabetes on insulin, oral medications and non-insulin injectables.
As a Nurse Practitioner, only one indefinite referral can be made. A General Practitioner Management Plan (GPMP) is not required in order to make a referral. In addition, patients will have unlimited access to Medicare rebates, as Nurse Practitioners have a unique set of Medicare item numbers.