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Diabetes awareness (Health and social care)

Online CPD short course for health and social care practitioners

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Summary

Price
£25 inc VAT
Study method
Online, On Demand What's this?
Duration
0.9 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Reed Courses Certificate of Completion - Free

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Overview

Current estimates put the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK at 3.5 million.

As a care practitioner, it is likely you will be supporting someone with diabetes so it is important you understand the disease and how best to manage it. This course covers type 2 prevention and remission, diabetic checks and monitoring, and identifying and responding to a hyper or a hypo.

Certificates

Reed Courses Certificate of Completion

Digital certificate - Included

Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed.

Curriculum

5
sections
11
lectures
0h 54m
total

    • 1: Tutorial video: Understanding diabetes 02:31
    • 2: Transcript: Understanding diabetes 01:00 PDF
    • 3: Reading text: Prediabetes 02:00 PDF

    • 4: Tutorial video: Risk factors for diabetes 01:46
    • 5: Transcript: Risk factors for diabetes 01:00 PDF
    • 6: Reading text: Diabetes (type 2) prevention and remission 04:00 PDF

    • 7: Presentation: Too high or too low? 03:00 PDF
    • 8: Presentation: Monitoring 03:00 PDF
    • 9: Good Practice: Guidelines for residents with diabetes in care homes by the NHS 27:00 PDF

    • 10: Activity sheet (optional) 02:00 PDF

    • 11: Multiple-choice quiz 06:00

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Description

Learning outcomes

  • You will understand the two main types of diabetes and the differences between type 1 and type 2
  • You will know the factors that puts someone at risk of developing diabetes, and what it means to be 'pre-diabetic'
  • You will be able to advise and support individuals on reducing the risk of developing diabetes, and lifestyle changes that can increase the likelihood of remission for people with type 2 diabetes
  • You will feel better able to spot the signs and symptoms of diabetes, hyperglycaemia, and hypoglycaemia
  • You will understand the importance of blood glucose testing, and regularly checking the condition of feet and eyes

Advantages of this course

  • The risk of developing diabetes increases with age, so good practice guidelines for elderly care home residents are included in this course
  • There are resources for health and social care practitioners, or carers, who support diabetics and may need to administer insulin or monitor insulin administration.
  • Website and video resources are utilised to explore life with diabetes, dementia and diabetes, and promoting healthy eating and exercise in more detail
  • There is also suggested extra reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge, as well as an Activity section which underpins the knowledge you have gained and gets you thinking about the practical application of the learning

Who is this course for?

This short course will serve as a refresher to an experienced care practitioner about supporting people with diabetes, and as an introduction to a practitioner who is new to role.

Requirements

A computer, mobile, or tablet and an internet connection

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