Samantha Beattie - Nurse Practitioner - Diabetes Educator

07/01/2026

Hey everyone, 👋

I wanted to share a small update.

As many of you know, I spent many years working in the public hospital system. In 2023, I transitioned from the public sector into primary care.

I want to be clear about why I made that change. It was about being able to provide more personalised, safe, and responsive care to the communities I serve - that’s you, by the way.

Over the past two years, I’ve deliberately broadened my clinical expertise after seeing just how much unmet need there is in our communities. During this time, I’ve trained and worked across urgent care, broad chronic disease management, and sexual and reproductive health.

This new chapter allows me to focus even more on the kind of care that really matters to me and to the people I look after. I’m still here for you - just in a different setting - and I’m excited to continue supporting your health in a more direct and flexible way.

Thank you for the support, always.

If you want to book if a telehealth or face-to-face appointment with me - click on this link 👇🏽

https://besthealth.io/booking?locationId=1c031f57-6607-ef11-96f3-00224891c761

26/11/2025

public option - 0
self determination - 1

01/11/2025

eat candy and bolus 🫶🏽

23/09/2025

08/08/2025

Just received Simplera! Thanks for the pre-release

31/07/2025

This is a worry.
People can’t get into the public health clinics and now they won’t be able to afford the private practice NPs who have been filling the gap.
🤦‍♀️

15/07/2025

Consistency.

That’s what makes a difference in diabetes care.

Not a campaign. Not a week. Not a hashtag.

At MyDiabetes, diabetes week is every week.

Because diabetes doesn’t switch off. It’s there at 2am. It’s there when you’re tired. When you’re done. When you wish it wasn’t.

We don’t run flashy platforms.
We are a support platform.

We don’t tell you how it is.
We listen to how it is.

We don’t capitalise on your challenges, your culture, or your diversity.
We just walk beside you, quietly, respectfully, and with purpose.

We BulkBill most of the time, because access matters.

And while others might spotlight the big moments, we hold space for the everyday ones.

Because that’s where diabetes lives, in the background, in the in-between.
And that’s where you’ll find us, too.

Still here. Still showing up.
Nearly two decades in.

💙

Nurses caring for people with diabetes
Cygnet Family Practice have received funding to develop a nurse led diabetes clinic. Nurse Practitioner Samantha Beattie
is leading the nursing team to improve systems which make sure the detailed care needed to prevent complications of
the disease is completed. People who attend our practice and who have diabetes, will soon be sent an invitation to join the project.

Pictured
L to R
Nurse Practitioner Samantha Beattie, Linda Govan (Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association Project Manager, and
Cygnet Family Practice co-owner Kerrie Duggan

16/06/2025

Proud and glamorously living with diabetes 💙

"Gown? Gorgeous 🖤. Sensor? Bedazzled. 💎

This Queen’s not just bringing the glam—she’s owning it.

Because when you sparkle on the outside and inside, it’s a whole vibe…









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ALWAYS FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE

Medtronic’s (real-time) continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) products are indicated for use by people living with Type 1 diabetes. MiniMed™ 780G is indicated for patients 7-80 years with Type 1 diabetes and whose total daily dose of insulin are 8 units per day or more. Guardian™ Sensor 4 may also be used as part of the MiniMed™ 780G system for people living with Type 1 diabetes age 7 and up. If sensor glucose (SG) values do not match symptoms or expectations, use a blood glucose meter to make diabetes treatment decisions. Refer to System User Guide. "

05/06/2025

Rocky Mountain high

01/06/2025

Honoured to present in Montréal - How do we make Emergency Departments accessible and safe for everyone? Great question right….

01/06/2025

Wander in street unknown, imagine futures yet unlived … oui Montréal ♥️

30/05/2025

Bonjour Montreal