Diabetes Awareness

Any candidates with an interest in finding out more about diabetes mellitus and how to care for a person with diabetes mellitus.

Duration: 3 hours

Course Content

• What is diabetes?
• Types of Diabetes
• Causes & symptoms
• Prevention of type 2 
• Treatment of type 2
• Specific care 
• Hypoglycaemia
• Hyperglcaemia
• Nutrition and food
• Complications of Diabetes
  • Blood Glucose monitoring (optional)
  • Practical session on blood glucose monitoring (optional)
  • Injection technique (optional)

Learning Outcomes: The booklet provided has a series of quiz like questions to complete throughout the course and then on completion of this course they will have increased awareness on how to care for a person with diabetes.