The Safe Management of Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia is a common side effect following treatment with insulin and some oral glucose-lowering therapies and it is vital that it is recognised, treated, and preferably prevented effectively.

As a result, this module has been developed to help provide learners with the required knowledge to manage hypoglycaemia effectively, and identify strategies to help reduce the impact of hypoglycaemia and improve patient quality of life.

On completion of this course learners will:

• Describe the risk factors of hypoglycaemia
• Recognise the signs and symptoms
• Safely and effectively treat hypoglycaemia
• Prevent hypoglycaemia recurrence and when to seek further advice
• Have an understanding of the impact of hypoglycaemia on the individual
• Access guidelines and appropriate patient literature

Lesson Plan

Areas covered include:

• Welcome and Learning Objectives
• Introduction to Hypoglycaemia
• Signs, Symptoms and Risk Factors
• Treatment
• Special Groups
• Prevention and Education

Accreditation 

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

Approximately 1 hour. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like.

Target Audience

This module is primarily targeted at medical and nursing staff looking after adults with diabetes in all settings. Medical students, pharmacists and care home staff will also learn about the important aspects of caring for people with the condition.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

How it Works

What

This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material and may also print the notes you took during the training.

You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.

How

The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.

The lesson consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.

Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course

When

The course is self-paced so you decide how fast or slow the training goes. You can complete the course in stages revisiting the training at any time.

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