Diabetes Awareness and Blood Glucose Monitoring & Glucometer Training for Care Providers
Join us for an evidence-based workshop for people working in social care roles.
This in-person training is designed to take the learner on a journey; to lay the foundations of diabetes understanding and to build on their knowledge to provide the skills and confidence to support adults living with diabetes.
- Refreshments and lunch will be provided - please make us aware of any allergies when booking.
- Tickets are refundable upon attendance at the workshop.
- Free on-site parking.
This workshop:
➢ Highlights and supports the adherence to national standards for diabetes care; enabling the provision of safe and appropriate care and management in line with national guidelines and best practice (i.e. detecting and treating low and high blood glucose levels)
➢ Offers increased knowledge and confidence when delivering person-centred care; empowering learners when advocating for residents and when communicating with allied healthcare professionals
➢ Assists in maintaining or even improving the quality of life for people living with diabetes (PLWD) by an improved understanding of the physiological, physical and psychological aspects of living with diabetes
During the session we will discuss the implications of diabetes for the older person and touch on frailty; as well as diabetes for people with learning disabilities (with additional resources signposted).
Learning outcomes:
Diabetes Awareness:
The diabetes learning journey begins by laying the foundations of diabetes understanding; by the end of the workshop the learner should be able to understand
• What diabetes is and the different types of diabetes
• The signs and symptoms of diabetes
• The importance of monitoring & what checks are done to ensure that diabetes is well controlled
• The long term effects (complications) of diabetes
• How diabetes is treated - a brief overview
• The signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia (hypo) and how to manage a hypo
• The implications of high blood glucose - a brief overview, including causes
• The role food plays and 'carb consistency'
• The importance of physical activity
• What every day footcare consists of and undertake a basic foot check
• What are considered ‘emergency alerts/urgent referrals’
Blood Glucose Monitoring & Glucometer Training:
- The learner will have the knowledge and skills to be able to competently undertake capillary blood glucose monitoring for PLWD.
- Classroom based competency certificates' are issued to attendees who demonstrate core skills and capability. Workplace competency is then the responsibility of individual employers.
Every attendee will receive a comprehensive printed delegate pack on arrival and an electronic certificate after the event.
A range of useful resources will also be shared, including information from guidelines published by the National Advisory Panel on Care Home Diabetes in May 2022.
The session will be run by an experienced healthcare professional and diabetes educator.
If you have any questions regarding the course content, please contact DUET diabetes:
info@duetdiabetes.co.uk
01799 584178
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