Managing Diabetes For Registered Nurses Aims:

1. Managing Diabetes For Registered Nurses Aims: Update registered nurses to manage and support people with diabetes. What you can expect: • To find out more about diabetes, signs, symptoms and treatments. • To find out more about healthy eating. • To consider the options available for achieving effective glucose control. • Identify causes, signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia including treatments. • Identify causes, signs and symptoms of hyperglycaemia including treatments. • To find out more about the equipment used in diabetes management. • To consider lifestyle issues in relation to diabetes. (smoking etc) Who should attend: Trained nurses who wish to update their knowledge of diabetes To book a place contact Diabetes MCN Office on 01224 558606 or 01224 558661 Or email grampian.diabetes@nhs.net Informal enquiries grampian.dsnteam@nhs.net Or contact local DSN

2. Managing Diabetes for Registered Nurses To book a place contact Diabetes MCN Office on 01224 558606 or 01224 558661 or by email grampian.diabetes@nhs.net

3. Managing the change from oral hypoglycaemic agents to insulin. • Aim • To prepare healthcare professionals to manage and support people with • Type 2 Diabetes during and after the change from oral agents to insulin. • Outcomes on completion of course • Discuss the indications for combination therapies (Oral hypoglycaemic agents and insulin) • Identify the indications for the early initiation of treatments risk factors and their management. • Revisit home blood glucose monitoring and how the patient can use results to manage their diabetes. • Understand the role of other healthcare professionals in insulin initiation. • Recognise the main types of insulin, their time-action profile, delivery devices and injection technique. • Initiate and support patients’ adjustment of insulin doses, safely and effectively. • Identify causes, signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia and advise on appropriate prevention and treatment. • Apply local and national guidelines to the care and management of people with Type2 Diabetes. • Describe the implications on driving. • Advise patients on managing illness. Insulin Initiation Course To book a place contact Diabetes MCN Office on 01224 558606 or 01224 558661 or by email grampian.diabetes@nhs.net

4. Diabetes Injectable Therapies - Refresher • Aims: • Update for Health Care Professionals who have previously completed the managing the change from oral hypoglycaemic agents to insulin course. • What you can expect: • Revisit equipment for blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery. • Discuss insulin regimens • Revisit lifestyle choices. • Discuss what has gone well and any issues experienced following the course To book a place contact Diabetes MCN Office on 01224 558606 or 01224 558661 or by email grampian.diabetes@nhs.net Informal enquiries grampian.dsnteam@nhs.netOr contact local DSN

5. Managing Diabetes For Care Workers / Givers • Aims: • The course is to raise awareness of diabetes and its management to care providers and support people with diabetes. • What you can expect: • To find out more about diabetes • To consider the management of diabetes and help reduce the risk of complications • Identify causes, signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia and appropriate treatments. • Discuss lifestyle issues and their impact on diabetes and its management To book a place contact Diabetes MCN Office on 01224 558606 or 01224 558661 or by email grampian.diabetes@nhs.net Informal enquiries grampian.dsnteam@nhs.netOr contact local DSN