IH66 The ABC of Diabetes

Course summary

For practitioners who will be working with chronic disease and require a grounding in assessment and current management trends for the diabetic patient. The course is an excellent practical guide to managing diabetic patients at home and will particularly appeal to community matrons, nursing home nurses and district nurses.

Who should attend?

Community Nurses
Community Matrons
Practice Nurses
District Nurses

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	7 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

-Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes and its effects on the body systems.
-Be more confident in assessing and monitoring the patient with diabetes.
-Be familiar with current guideline treatment options.
-Apply these options appropriately for safe patient care and management
-Be more aware of diabetic complications and emergencies.

Course programme

Diabetes- What is it? Type I and type II.
Diagnosis- signs & symptoms, diagnostic criteria
Assessing the diabetic patient
-What to ask, what to look for.
-Diagnostics- appropriate choice, interpretation & application
Clinical management plans
-Oral hypoglycaemic agents
-Insulin
-Non pharmacological treatments such as diet, hygiene, routine checks.
(Particular consideration will be given to the housebound individual).
Diabetic emergencies- identification and immediate management.
Complications of diabetes- such as vascular disease, retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy.

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TBA