DAFNE = Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating

DAFNE is a group program designed for adults with type 1 diabetes. DAFNE provides participants with the skills to calculate how much insulin they need for the carbohydrate-containing food they want to eat, and to manage their diabetes more effectively on a day-to-day basis.

DAFNE is based on:

  • injecting quick acting insulin each time carbohydrate-containing food is eaten
  • 1 or 2 injections of long acting (background) insulin each day
  • testing blood glucose levels before each meal and before bed

The DAFNE approach originated in Europe, and is known as OzDAFNE in Australia. DAFNE programs are now running in most states in Australia, and in Auckland, New Zealand. Please visit the DAFNE Centres page to find your nearest DAFNE location.

LATEST NEWS: OzDAFNE programs will begin running in a number of new locations in 2012, including Pakenham in Victoria and Subiaco in WA. Please check out the DAFNE Centres page for the details for these new centres or contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

WEBSITE UPGRADE: We are in the process of updating this website to better meet the needs of our visitors, and we appreciate your patience during this time. If you have any feedback about the website, or have any questions about DAFNE that are not currently being answered here, please email the OzDAFNE Project Officer.


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