Refresher: Diabetes 4 Disability Support

Course Introduction

Welcome to the Diabetes 4 Disability Support online training for Support Workers. You will be able to update your knowledge and skills to provide quality diabetes care support to your client/customers with diabetes.

There are three Modules in the Course:

Module 1: Diabetes 

A general overview of what diabetes is, lifestyle management (diet, exercise, stress management), medication management, overview of associated health problems and health care professionals, role of the support worker and examples of strategies they can use to support people to be actively involved in their own diabetes care.

Module 2:  Glucose Monitoring

The theory and practice of blood glucose monitoring and how to encourage the active involvement of people with diabetes. You can brush up on your technique and have it checked by a Credentialled Diabetes Educator in the Online Skills Session.

Module 3: Insulin 

The theory and practice of insulin administration and support and how to encourage the client to be actively involved in their own diabetes care.  You can brush up on your insulin administration and support and have the technique checked by a Credentialled Diabetes Educator in the Online Skills session.

PLUS …

Your diabetes skills using the equipment will be checked by Gabrielle Brennan., once you have finished the online course.

To start the course:

1. Click on the Lesson 1 link below to start Module 1.
2. Work through the six lessons and quizzes to complete the course work for Module 1.
3. As you do the lessons in the Module, consider how it applies to the person you are supporting. How will you encourage them to be involved in their own diabetes care, taking into account their intellectual or physical limitations.
4. Do Module 1’s Final Quiz at the end of Lesson 6. You are allowed up to two goes at achieving a score of 80% or more to pass Module 1.
5. Once your group of participants have successfully passed the Module, a certificate is forwarded to your organisation and they record your achievement and then send the certificate on to you.

Any problems accessing the content or functionality of the on-line aspects of the course please see Support