Course Aims

To provide underpinning knowledge associated with best practice for providing safe and effective care for people with diabetes. To provide a simulated practical experience in a controlled environment to assist the development of competent skills for testing blood glucose levels and administering insulin 

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss legal and professional responsibilities associated with performing diabetes care with local and national guidance.   
• Follow procedures for gaining consent and correct documentation.  
• Outline the physiology of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.  
• Identify and explain the signs and symptoms of diabetes.  
• Explain the risk factors for diabetes and discuss diagnosis criteria.    
• Understand the need to manage health and safety risk.  
• Describe how to maintain the health of a person with diabetes.  
• Identify the range of available equipment and medication.  
• Demonstrate how to monitor blood sugar levels and give insulin.   
• Discuss how to identify and manage episodes of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia.  
• Describe long term conditions associated with diabetes.