Diabetes Awareness and Practical Skills
Caring for Care Limited
Delivery Method: Face-to-face - What is diabetes?
- The different types of diabetes medication
- How we manage diabetes in vulnerable people
- Health and foot care
- The different types of diabetes
- Treatment of diabetes
- High risk conditions
- The difference between hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- What is the difference between blood glucose & blood sugar levels?
- How to identify the signs and symptoms
- What is the definition of a normal and excessive blood glucose level?
- Why is it important that glucose levels are monitored and controlled?
- How do we test?
- When do we test?
- What’s a HbA1c test and what does it mean?
- Complications caused by diabtetes
- How to help manage irregular blood glucose levels
- Legal requirements and legislation
- Practical session
