Managing Diabetes
It is extremely important that diabetes is controlled well and possible problems detected and treated early. Primary care professionals need to have a comprehensive and full understanding of diabetes, its management and complications of the disease. This one-day course is aimed at health professionals who manage diabetic patients and wish to keep updated on new developments. Guidance is offered on organising practice based care programmes.
Course Content
- What is diabetes?
- Anatomy and physiology: glucose metabolism
- Diagnostic test and investigations
- Hypo and Hyperglycaemia – signs and symptoms
- Treatment of diabetes – insulin, diet and oral hypoglycaemics
- General principles of dietary control
- Common treatments – insulin and oral hypoglycaemics
- The importance of good diabetic control
- Complications associated with diabetes including:
- Retinopathy blindness
- Diabetic renal failure
- Diabetic gangrene
- Increased morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke
- Pregnancy in women with diabetes
- Organization of a practice-based diabetes care programme
- Liaising with other agencies
- Quality assurance, clinical audit and evaluation of diabetes care
Aims/Objectives
To gain a comprehensive understanding of diabetes mellitus and current evidence-based management and expand understanding to:
- Decrease retinopathy blindness and end-stage diabetic renal failure
- Reduce amputations for diabetic gangrene
- Reduce the increased morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke
- To normalise the outcome of pregnancy in women with diabetes
Who should attend?
- Practice Nurses
- Community Matrons
- District Nurses
- Community Nurses
- Paramedics
- Allied Health Professionals
Duration
1 day
Price
£135.00 per person, including course materials and a certificate of attendance.
Course dates
In addition to any scheduled courses, we can also deliver this course to groups on your own site. For more information, contact us.
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