This first-class course is suitable for Care and Support staff in a variety of settings and Housing Support Teams who are providing direct care and support.

 Email Unique Training Solutions to book your place now

Our course has been developed to promote an introduction to diabetes and it will provide learners with the knowledge they require to understand diabetes as a condition. This session will encourage learners to think about how to support the person who they provide care/support for so they can empower them to be involved in their own care to prevent complications.

Course Content

• What is diabetes?

• Type I / Type II diagnosis

• Signs and symptoms of Type l and Type ll

• Insulin and the advantage and disadvantages to an insulin pump

• Blood glucose levels and how to manage them

• Signs, causes and treating Hypoglycemia

• Empowering people to know their own condition

After attending this course, your learners will be able to:

• Explain what diabetes is

• Define Type I and Type II diabetes

• List the signs and symptoms of Type l and Type ll diabetes

• Explain how insulin is used and the advantage and disadvantages to an insulin pump

• Describe blood glucose levels and explain how to manage them

• Explain the signs of Hypoglycemia, what the causes are and treatability

• Give an example of how you can empower a person to know about their condition

As a Centre of Excellence with Skills for Care, Unique Training Solutions are best placed to deliver top quality training courses in the health, housing and social care sectors.

Course is delivered using a range of methods and resources including:

Live tutor facilitation, interactive polls, questionnaires and drawing tools, scenarios for breakout groups, questioning and participation, videos, organisational policies and procedures and end of session assessment.

Naturally, it is also recommended that the knowledge gained from this course is competency assessed in the workplace.

This course has been developed and mapped to current occupational best practices, qualification frameworks and latest government and NICE Guidelines.