Care and Management of Diabetes

This opening section of the course will help you grasp the difference between Type1, Type 2, and Monogenic and Mitochondrial diabetes. It will highlight environmental and hereditary factors to take into account and you’ll learn to recognise signs and symptoms of the disease particularly in young people and children. There will be a focus on how the pancreas works in reaction to Type 1 Diabetes, why it’s considered an autoimmune disease and an understanding of key terms such as hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia, glucose and insulin.

Compliment your base knowledge with insights into common treatment methods for managing Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes through medication. Explore the 5 main types of insulin:

• rapid-acting
• short-acting
• long-acting
• intermediate-acting
• mixed insulin

Learn the different ways insulin is manufactured and touch upon the nutritional requirements best suited for those affected.

Here you’ll be introduced to the complications which can arise from Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. This will present long term complications, acute complications and detail Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

• rapid-acting
• short-acting
• long-acting
• intermediate-acting
• mixed insulin

You will also learn the role diet and lifestyle plays in children and young people affected.

In this unit, you’ll come full circle rounding off the understanding gained in the previous sections by looking at the effect of living with diabetes, the different levels of support available for those affected and how to help manage Diabetes through diet and lifestyle.