Diabetes (type 1)

The aim of this e-course is to develop your knowledge and skills in preventing, detecting and managing diabetes and to identify your role in providing a person-centred holistic approach to supporting people living with or at risk of diabetes.

To facilitate your learning, we have structured the course into six units. Some units are larger than others, but we estimate that you will need to commit an average of two to three hours of learning for each unit.

• Unit 1 – An introduction to diabetes
• Unit 2 – Lifestyle approaches to diabetes management
• Unit 3 – Medicines optimisation in diabetes
• Unit 4 – Complications associated with diabetes
• Unit 5 – Holistic, person-centred care
• Unit 6 – Working collaboratively to support people living with diabetes

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of all apsects of this learning programme you should be able to:

• explain the function of the endocrine system in the context of diabetes
• explain the differences between different types of diabetes 
• discuss lifestyle factors that help to prevent diabetes or improve diabetes control 
• support people with complications associated with diabetes, or reduce their risk using a person-centred approach 
• interpret blood test results for blood glucose and HbA1c, sharing them with the person in a way they can understand
• apply national clinical guidance and medicines optimisation principles to support evidence-based practice in the prevention and treatment of diabetes within your role.

This e-learning programme aims to develop your understanding of the impact of diabetes in pregnancy. It includes information regarding the main risk factors of diabetes during pregnancy and appropriate medical management strategies to ensure optimal control for women with diabetes who are pregnant.

Please note: this e-learning programme has been developed and provided by the Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development (NICPLD). Users should recognise that this programme will refer to Northern Ireland's policies and organisations. After ordering this programme, you will be redirected to their website where the resource is hosted. Please be aware that CPPE does not maintain control over the accuracy and currency of this programme.

Learning Outcomes:

• list the main risks to mother and baby of diabetes in pregnancy
• describe the key health promotion issues to minimise the risk factors during pregnancy
• propose changes to treatment, where appropriate, for women with diabetes who are pregnant to ensure optimal control
• provide guidance on the management of gestational diabetes.

This e-assessment is linked with the CPPE Fundamentals of diabetes e-course and assesses you on the programme’s learning outcomes.

Why should I do this assessment?

This e-assessment completes the learning you began with the CPPE Fundamentals of diabetes e-course. Access and successful completion will contribute to your own personal development plan, be recorded in your My CPPE record and will enable you to complete a revalidation record on the learning. It may also provide evidence for achieving competencies in the different competency frameworks that apply across your career. If you are working towards completing a Declaration of Competence for a pharmacy service, successful completion of this assessment may provide evidence of your learning.

This resource is a regular source of news on best practice, new treatments or care, medical alerts and the latest research findings.

This resource provides information on travelling with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.