Diabetes Awareness

Has any of your Service Users got Diabetes? Does your staff team require information and advice on the management of Diabetes. Our Virtual and Face to Face options are delivered by a qualified Registered General Nurse.

We can provide you with the following options.

Virtual Course: Held Via ZOOM or MS Teams at a time that suits your schedule, and with a live instructor to answer your queries.

Face to Face: We will travel to you facility to deliver this course and tailor it to your Service User

Online Course: Video led at your own pace and in your own time.

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Attend a Training Course

Duration:

2 hrs

Cost:

This course is aimed at Individuals who are involved in diabetes management, Care workers, Care Home Managers, Healthcare Professionals without specialist knowledge, Healthcare Assistants and also people who work with people with diabetes. We will deliver a bespoke course tailored to meet the needs of your service user and with the opportunity to learn and freely ask questions, make plans and to help you and your client to manage their Diabetes and live a health life.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

Define diabetes and understand the different types
Understand the basic principles of managing the care of a person with diabetes
Recognise the symptoms and treat accordingly
Understand how complications and lifestyle choices can affect a person with diabetes

Content

What is diabetes?
Background & Statistics
Insulin & Glucose
Causes & Prevention
Types of Diabetes
Blood Sugar & HBA1C
Hypoglycaemia vs. Hyperglycaemia
Symptoms & Treatment
Managing Foot Care

Tailored to meet your requirements

As an in house programme this course can be amended for best fit and will be tailored to meet the needs of the particular group being trained. Examples and Role-plays used will be specific to the group.

We can deliver this course in-house, Face to Face or virtually by MS Teams or Zoom.

Certification

On Successful Completion Course participants are issued with an NB Training Certificate in Diabetes Awareness Training.

If you need in-house or on-site Diabetes Awareness Training please contact us or arrange a callback.

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Duration:

45 minutes

Cost:

€25

Diabetes is becoming increasingly more common, especially amongst persons in residential and nursing home care facilities making awareness of the condition essential. It can develop in anyone at any point in their life although there are certain groups and age ranges where it is more common. Diabetes, if left untreated, high blood glucose levels can cause serious health complications.

This course is designed for persons working in the health and social care sector and provides an overview of diabetes, its common symptoms, methods of diagnosis, possible treatments and common complications that can affect those with the condition.

Online Course Content:

Diabetes – What it is and its Prevalence
Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Complications

Why do this course with us?

Complete in your own time and at your own pace
Instant certificate upon completion
Company Accounts get access to all employee certificates
Closed captioning available

Certification:

On successful completion of this course the learner will receive an NB Training Services, CPD approved Diabetes Awareness Certificate which is valid for 2 years.

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