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This course introduces parts of the body and processes involved in the development of diabetes.
Learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the terms printed in bold in the text
- explain how diabetes is diagnosed
- describe the different types of diabetes and their possible causes
- describe some of the structures and chemical changes involved in glucose regulation within the body
- discuss the factors that make people prone to developing diabetes, including genetic aspects.
Course Curriculum
| 1. Definition | |||
| Defining diabetes | 00:30:00 | ||
| What is diabetes? | 00:30:00 | ||
| 2. Parts of the body and hormones involved in diabetes | |||
| Parts of the body and hormones involved in diabetes | 01:30:00 | ||
| Pancreas | 01:30:00 | ||
| Gut | 01:30:00 | ||
| Liver and Muscle | 01:30:00 | ||
| Fat | 01:30:00 | ||
| Insulin | 00:30:00 | ||
| Glucagon | 01:30:00 | ||
| 3. Diagnosing diabetes | |||
| How to diagnose diabetes | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| 4. Classification of diabetes | |||
| Type 1 diabetes | 01:30:00 | ||
| Type 2 diabetes | 01:30:00 | ||
| Gestational diabetes | 01:30:00 | ||
| 5. Genes and risk | |||
| Genes and risk | 01:30:00 | ||
| Risk Factors | 01:30:00 | ||
| Conclusion – Living with Diabetes | 01:30:00 | ||
| Acknowledgements – Living with Diabetes | 00:30:00 | ||
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