Diabetes Awareness Diploma– CPD Certified

Diabetes Awareness Diploma – CPD Certified

Diabetes affects 4.6 million people in the UK and 415 million people around the world. It is a chronic condition requiring lifelong treatment. Potential complications include loss of vision, nerve damage and cardiovascular disease. Living with diabetes can be challenging and emotionally draining.

Fortunately, receiving practical support can make life with diabetes easier and safer. This course contains an overview of the most common types of diabetes, their symptoms and causes, and the role employers can play in helping individuals with diabetes succeed at work.

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You Will Learn:

• What diabetes is, how it develops, the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes and how it impacts a person’s wellbeing.
• The symptoms, causes and risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, along with potential complications.
• How people diagnosed with diabetes can stay well, what check-ups they need and how they can avoid the complications associated with diabetes.
• How diabetes can affect someone in the workplace, why it is a good idea to notify other workers of their condition and how employers can make reasonable adjustments to accommodate their needs.

Benefits of Taking This Course

• If you know or work with someone diagnosed with diabetes, this course will provide you with an insight into their condition.
• If you employ someone with diabetes, this course will help you understand your obligations under the law with regards to their condition and help you make reasonable adjustments to help them carry out their job.
• This course will help you intervene with confidence in the event of a diabetic emergency.
• If you work in the healthcare field, you will benefit from this overview of a relatively common condition.

Course Modules/Lessons

Module 1: Type 1 Diabetes

Module 2: Type 2 Diabetes

Module 3: Diabetes Management & Complications

Module 4: Diabetes in the Workplace

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Diabetes Awareness Diploma is designed for anyone who wants to learn about diabetes and how you can help diabetes sufferers succeed at work.

Our Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices. Now more than ever people are using the internet while on the move so our course has been designed to be fully compatible on tablets and smartphones so you can access your course on wifi, 3G or 4G.

There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

All tests are online and are taken either during or after the course, these are included in the price.

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