Are you a medical student, doctor, registered nurse, health visitor or other healthcare professional? Are you currently working in a hospital or community setting, where diabetes care forms a significant part of the workload? This course will advance your skills in this increasingly important area of practice.
Diabetes affects every age group from childhood to old age, so this course will help you to support people – empowering them to make choices about the management of their diabetes.
This content is provided as a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. The NIDDK translates and disseminates research findings through its clearinghouses and education programs to increase knowledge and understanding about health and disease among patients, health professionals, and the public. Content produced by the NIDDK is carefully reviewed by NIDDK scientists and other experts.
Disclaimer : The content in this course is educational in nature and intended solely as general health information. It is not a recommendation for treatment or medical advice. It is not a substitute for advice from a health care provider. If you as a patient are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your health care provider or an emergency room.
Course Curriculum
| 1. Diabetes Overview | |||
| What is Diabetes? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Symptoms and Causes of Diabetes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Preventing Type 2 Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetes Diet, Eating, & Physical Activity | 01:00:00 | ||
| Carbohydrate Counting & Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| 2. Nerve Damage (Diabetic Neuropathy) | |||
| Diabetic Neuropathy | 01:00:00 | ||
| Peripheral Neuropathy | 01:00:00 | ||
| Autonomic Neuropathy | 01:00:00 | ||
| Focal Neuropathies | 01:00:00 | ||
| Proximal Neuropathy | 01:00:00 | ||
| 3. Preventing Diabetes Problems | |||
| Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke | 00:00:00 | ||
| Low Blood Glucose (Hypoglycemia) | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetic Kidney Disease | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetes and Foot Problems | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetic Eye Disease | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetes, Gum Disease, & Other Dental Problems | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetes, Sexual, & Bladder Problems | 01:00:00 | ||
| 4. Types of Diabetes | |||
| What is type 1 diabetes? | 01:00:00 | ||
| What is type 2 diabetes? | 01:00:00 | ||
| Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Monogenic Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| 5. Gestational Diabetes | |||
| What is gestational diabetes? | 01:00:00 | ||
| Symptoms & Causes of Gestational Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Tests & Diagnosis for Gestational Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Managing & Treating Gestational Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Preventing Gestational Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| After Your Baby is Born | 01:00:00 | ||
| 6. Diabetes Management | |||
| Managing Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Diabetes Tests and Diagnosis | 01:30:00 | ||
| Insulin, Medicines, & Other Diabetes Treatments | 01:00:00 | ||
| Pancreatic Islet Transplantation | 01:00:00 | ||
| The A1C Test & Diabetes | 01:00:00 | ||
| Continuous Glucose Monitoring | 00:00:00 | ||
| Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers | 01:00:00 | ||
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