The PDC Collective

Our next Perth & Southwest sessions are locked in 📅
A space to connect, share, learn, or just listen, whatever you need.
Living with diabetes can feel isolating, but you’re never alone in this!

You’re doing an incredible job, even on the rough days.
And remember, there’s a whole community here ready to support you whenever you need it.

Mid‑year check‑in time!
If you’ve been wanting to get more involved with Perth Diabetes Care Collective, this is your sign!

Our May Perth Diabetes Care Collective meeting is coming up, and we’d love to see you there!
We’ll be meeting upstairs at The Raffles Hotel for a relaxed, social meeting where we share ideas, plan future events, and talk about how we can best support the diabetes community.
PDCC is a safe, welcoming space for everyone connected to diabetes, whether you live with diabetes, support someone who does, or simply want to get involved and make a difference. Come along to chat, listen, contribute, or just be part of the community.
(It's also Pizza 🍕 night in case that influences your decision to come)

We’re running for a reason and you’re invited!

We have created a team for this year’s HBF Run for a Reason on Sunday 24 May, and we’d love you to join us. Whether you’re keen for the 3km or 12km (or cheering from the sidelines), it’s all about moving together for something that matters.
This year, we’re raising funds for Diabetes Research WA (DRWA), supporting local, life‑changing research that helps improve care, outcomes, and quality of life for people living with diabetes here in WA.

While completing your registration for HBF Run for a Reason, you can join our team by searching “Perth Diabetes Care Collective”, or just come along and support in spirit. Friends, family, supporters, everyone’s welcome.
Let’s show up, have some fun, and run (or walk, roll or dance) for our community!

The Perth Diabetes Care Collective is heading to the South West!
Join us on Saturday 18 April at the Busselton Foreshore for a relaxed coffee catch‑up by the water. Grab a coffee (or sweet treat), bring a picnic rug or chair, and hang out with others who get what living with diabetes is really like.
If you’re based in the South West, or just down this way on holidays, stop by for a coffee and a chat. Come solo, bring your support crew, or invite a friend who also lives with diabetes.
All ages and all types welcome. These will be a monthly event throughout the South West so follow us to see where we will be in May!

What we see online is often just a few filtered moments, the good days, the tidy summaries, the wins. What we don’t always see are the heavy days, the second‑guessing, the quiet effort it takes to keep going.
If you’ve found yourself comparing lately, this is your reminder that your behind‑the‑scenes matters too. Your journey doesn’t need to look like anyone else’s to be valid.
Go gently with yourself today.

Living with diabetes can sometimes provide additional hurdles, where others may get a clear track and yet, here we are.
Still showing up. Still leaping. Still running.
Every day with diabetes takes effort, and every one of those efforts deserves a medal!
What is your diabetes win for today?