Diabetes Awareness with Blood Glucose Monitoring Competency

Diabetes Awareness Training provides an all-inclusive understanding of the everyday experiences of people who live with diabetes. Plus, competency assessment for staff who need to test blood glucose levels.

The comprehensive overview of diabetes is suitable for most healthcare professionals with practical and engaging content designed to embed all complexities of the condition.

Course content

The course highlights the different types of diabetes, its causes and impacts, and how medication and lifestyle changes can affect the way people live with the condition.

• What is diabetes?

• Complications

• Types of diabetes

• Weight management

• Food and diabetes

• Medication and treatment

• Monitoring glucose levels

• Impact of diabetes

Interactive, fun and informative demonstrations highlight how appropriate care can improve the ways of living with diabetes and how healthcare professionals can effectively and confidently manage any complications.

Training is designed to be engaging and participants are encouraged to work in collaboration to broaden everyone’s knowledge and have a safe environment to ask questions and share experiences.

Delegates will be trained in how to finger prick to test blood glucose and interpret the results. After demonstrating their knowledge and skills, they will be signed off as competent to provide this service.

Who is this course designed for?

The Diabetes Awareness course is ideal for all personnel working in a role who may come into contact with patients or clients with diabetes and need to measure blood glucose. The course content can be tailored and presented to organisations which have specific needs.

Course duration

The Diabetes Awareness Training course is a half day course. Please allow for a duration of 4 hours which includes a break.

Course outcome

At the end of the course, participants will understand the complications and impact of diabetes and effective ways to manage the condition through medication, lifestyle and risk management.

Participants will gain extensive knowledge about the condition and feel comfortable when offering advice, using appropriate medication and monitoring measures.

Delegates will signed off to be competent in finger pricking for blood glucose measurements.