Diabetes Awareness for Care Professionals Online (E-learning)
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Support People Living with Diabetes with Confidence
This online awareness course gives care professionals and support staff essential knowledge for working with people living with diabetes. It covers diabetes basics, blood glucose monitoring, medication and insulin safety, hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia, complications, person-centred care, and documentation and escalation.
The course refers to NHS and NICE guidance and CQC inspection findings. It is an awareness course and does not teach insulin administration.
Who Is This Course For?
- Care professionals
- Support staff who may work with people living with diabetes
- Health and social care staff wanting to refresh their diabetes awareness
Delivery Method
Online e-learning, self-paced, on desktop or mobile. The course includes about 3 hours of video. Learners have lifetime access to the course materials.
What the Course Covers
- Understanding diabetes – how glucose is regulated, the role of insulin and the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- Signs and risk factors – symptoms, risk factors and warning signs
- Blood glucose monitoring – monitoring methods and recognising abnormal readings
- Medicines and insulin safety – common diabetes medicines, safe medication management and insulin storage, responsibilities and documentation
- Lifestyle support – nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle
- Hypos, hypers and emergencies – recognising and responding to hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia and diabetic emergencies
- Complications – short- and long-term complications and the importance of early escalation
- Person-centred care and accountability – communication, documentation, information governance, incident reporting, multidisciplinary working and staying within your competence
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Explain diabetes and the role of insulin
- Differentiate between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- Recognise signs of abnormal blood glucose and respond to hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- Describe blood glucose monitoring and medication safety principles
- Identify common complications and when to escalate
- Apply person-centred principles and document accurately
- Recognise the limits of their own competence
Assessment and Certification
The course includes a final assessment. Learners who complete the course and any required assessment receive a certificate confirming completion of Diabetes Awareness training. The course carries 3 CPD points.
Important to Know
This is an awareness course and does not teach insulin administration, which needs separate training, competency assessment and role authorisation. It does not replace clinical training, employer policies, competency assessment or professional clinical judgement. The certificate should not be presented as evidence of independent clinical competence to administer medicines or insulin without separate employer-approved training and competency assessment.
FAQ
Who is this diabetes awareness course for?
It is for care professionals and support staff who may work with people living with diabetes and want to refresh their awareness.
Which types of diabetes are covered?
Primarily Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Does the course teach insulin administration?
No. This is an awareness course. Administering insulin requires separate training, competency assessment and authorisation for your role.
Is it a substitute for clinical training?
No. Learners must follow employer policies, care plans and instructions from qualified healthcare professionals.
How long does the course take?
There is about 3 hours of video, studied at your own pace on desktop or mobile.
Does the course carry CPD points?
Yes. It carries 3 CPD points, and you receive a certificate confirming completion.
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On completion, learners receive a digital certificate from TrainifyHUB with a unique verification code. Any CPD points for the course are shown in the course description
All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.
E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.
Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.
Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.
You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.
Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.
TrainifyHUB is a London-based online training provider and the trading name of SL Brothers Ltd. Its self-paced courses cover health and social care, construction site safety awareness, compliance and workplace skills.
Envico is working in association with TrainifyHUB and is not accredited by or associated with any examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.