Diabetes Management and Prevention

You are introduced to different types of diabetes, its current treatment and management, including monitoring and technology, targets, medication, exercise and diet. Both acute and long-term complications associated with diabetes is discussed. You consider pre-conceptual care and pregnancy, and how to support service users of all ages throughout their long-term condition.

Finally, you review practical behaviour change tools and the importance of evidence-based structured education with examples that can be adapted into practice.You study:

• the main types of diabetes and potential risk factors including genetics and lifestyle choices
• factors that can influence diagnosis and initial treatment of diabetes
• target blood glucose and HbA1c ranges arguing the need for individualised service-user goals
• the importance of blood glucose and ketone monitoring and associated equipment including recent advances in technology
• evidence-based treatment options including oral and injectable medication and insulin, and associated equipment including recent advances in technology
• carbohydrate counting
• acute and long-term complications of diabetes and treatment
• family planning and pregnancy
• structured education models
• basic behaviour change tools.

HEENE-funded: to access a HEE funded place you must be a non-medical employee and your organisation and CWD/CPD lead must approve your application for workforce needs before the start of the masterclass.

Self-funded: to access this on a self-funding basis you must pay the fee before the start of the masterclass using the online shop.
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Funding 2022/23
Funded places may be available. You will be notified if you are eligible for a funded place within your organisation once you have applied.

Community college diploma with 65% minimum

Or, holders of a a Tawjihi 65%+ average plus a recognised foundation programme

Or, holders of the International Baccalaureate Diploma with 27 points or more will be considered for direct admission to Bachelor degree courses

Undergraduate applicants can apply via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). You will find advice and step-by-step guidance about their online application process on the UCAS website.