Diabetes Care Level 2
Online FREE course enabling you to manage and treat diabetes
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Summary
- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
This course provides a great starting point in understanding a widespread condition becoming increasingly prevalent within the UK.
- Gain an understanding of this widespread condition and gain a nationally accredited qualification
- Discover more about the biology behind diabetic requirements, reactions and symptoms
- Equip yourself with invaluable knowledge to increase your awareness of different types of diabetes
- Learn vital skills to help people manage and treat their diabetes
Qualification
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Care and Management of Diabetes (RQF)
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Care and Management of Diabetes (RQF)
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Description
Each unit contains an assessment to demonstrate your knowledge of each subject area. Once you successfully complete all units you will achieve a Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Care and Management of Diabetes.
Unit 1: Understand Diabetes
Your learning goals:
- The function of glucose in the blood
- The function of insulin in the blood
- Different forms and causes of diabetes
- The risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes
- How diabetes is confirmed.
Unit 2: Prevention and early intervention of Type 2 diabetes
Your learning goals:
- Factors relating to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes
- How diet, exercise and lifestyle affect Type 2 diabetes.
Unit 3: Understand the initial care of diabetes
Your learning goals:
- The social impact of diabetes
- How to work with individuals to manage diabetes
- How diabetes is monitored.
Unit 4: Understand the treatment and management of diabetes
Your learning goals:
- How diabetes is treated
- The treatment for hypoglycaemia
- The treatment for hyperglycaemia
- Complications that can occur as a result of having diabetes
- Ways to prevent or detect complications associated with diabetes.
Who is this course for?
A comprehensive training package to gain understanding of diabetes and up-skill healthcare professionals to provide high levels of diabetes care.
Requirements
To be eligible for a free place you must be:
- 19 or over at the start of the current academic year 31st August
- resident of England only and not Northern Ireland
- UK or EU resident of three years or longer or outside of the EU be able to provide Visa Evidence
- Your employment status or prior level of qualification may affect your eligibility to study with some colleges.
- You are able to complete the course regardless if you are working or receiving benefits. If you receive benefits, you will be asked to provide evidence in the form a current award letter.
Career path
This course would be beneficial to those who are looking to equip themselves with invaluable knowledge to increase their awareness of different types of diabetes and learn vital skills to help people manage and treat their diabetes.
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