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Diabetes Online Diploma

Diabetes Diploma

Provided by Elearn College

Summary

Price
£49 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
6 months · Self-paced
Access to content
5 years
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Certificate of completion - Free

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Overview

Diabetes affects 4.6 million people in the UK and 415 million people around the world. It is a chronic condition requiring lifelong treatment. Potential complications include loss of vision, nerve damage, and cardiovascular disease. Living with diabetes can be challenging and emotionally draining.

Fortunately, receiving practical support can make life with diabetes easier and safer. This course contains an overview of the most common types of diabetes, their symptoms and causes, and the role employers can play in helping individuals with diabetes succeed at work. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death around the world, which is why knowledge of it is essential for each and everyone in the current world irrespective of their profession. This Diploma in Diabetes Care Certification has been specifically developed to help aspiring individuals, medical students and medical professionals master everything related to diabetes so that they can better care and treat the patients with this condition.

This course will intensively brief you about the diabetes condition, the symptoms related to it and the implications of it. You will then go on to export the various stages and types of diabetes to treat patients accordingly, along with an insight into the dietary considerations for diabetes patients.
This course program will provide you with the opportunity to learn about the various treatments and complications related to the condition. You will further be enlightened on how to deal with diabetes patients, how to avoid diabetes complications and how to lead a healthy life free of diabetes, making you capable enough to provide medical assistance to people affected by this disorder.

Certificates

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

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Description

Diabetes is a condition that causes high levels of glucose (a type of sugar) in your blood. This is because of a problem with a hormone called insulin your pancreas produces. Insulin moves glucose from your bloodstream and into the cells of your body for energy. If your body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use the insulin it makes, glucose stays in the bloodstream and can’t move across into your cells to give them the energy to work properly.

Type 1 diabetes happens when your body cannot make insulin. This type most commonly affects children and young adults and is a result of your body’s immune system attacking the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas. 1 in 10 people with diabetes is Type 1.

Type 2 diabetes is much more common than Type 1 and tends to develop gradually as people get older – usually after the age of 40. But more and more people every year are being diagnosed at a much younger age.

It's closely linked with:

  • being overweight, especially if you carry weight around your middle

  • being physically inactive

  • a family history of Type 2 diabetes.

Some ethnic groups have a much higher rate of diabetes - particularly people of South Asian and African Caribbean origin. Type 2 diabetes is far more common than type 1. In the UK, around 90% of all adults with diabetes have type 2. During pregnancy, some women have such high levels of blood glucose that their body is unable to produce enough insulin to absorb it all. This is known as gestational diabetes.

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for anyone, who wants to understand Diabetes

Requirements

There are no entry requirements. No background training or qualifications are required. Anyone can enroll at any time, beginners, intermediates and experienced all year round.

Career path

The program prepares both individuals new to diabetes education as well as experienced educators in the early and mid-stages of their careers.The program is suitable for healthcare professionals who need additional training in diabetes to meet the needs of their patient population.

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Provider

Elearn College

Elearn College is one of the largest providers of distance learning and home study in the world offering over 200 distance learning courses in a wide range of subjects. Whether you’re looking to gain entry to further education, broaden your knowledge and change career path or update your expertise in your current field to gain promotion, Elearn College has the perfect course for you. At Elearn college, flexibility is key. We understand that you have other commitments and so our home study courses fit perfectly around your lifestyle allowing you to study whenever and wherever is most convenient for you.

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