Duration: 90 minutes
Objectives:
- Know what diabetes is
- Why having high blood sugar levels is bad
- What Type 1 diabetes is
- The common symptoms and dangers of Type 1 diabetes
- What the main challenge for those with Type 1 diabetes is
- Learn about the diet for Type 1 diabetics
- How to treat a diabetic emergency
- The challenges for carers and the wider family
- What Type 2 diabetes is
- The differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
- What causes Type 2 diabetes
- The symptoms of Type 2 diabetes
- What increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes
- The short and long term complications of Type 2 diabetes
- Helping someone with pre-diabetes
- Lifestyle interventions and the best way to lose weight
- The essential examinations and tests for a diabetic
Key topics
Basic differences between two types of diabetes and causes; the dangers of diabetes; what diabetes is and how it affects the body; how to spot the onset of diabetes; how to respond to a diabetic emergency; what the special challenges are for carers; identify signs and symptoms of hypo and hyper glycaemia; prevention; what gestational diabetes is.
This course is aimed at:
- Anyone who wishes to gain an understanding of diabetes.
How to Book
If you are interested in attending any of the training opportunities listed, please ask your employer to contact the Direct Payments Team on: 01942 489579 or email: dasdirectpayments@wigan.gov.uk
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