Diabetes complications

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Diabetes complications provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 16 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Diabetes is an increasing problem among both adults and children. This free course, Diabetes complications, looks at the way the condition is managed once it has been diagnosed in order to reduce ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Assessing diabetes complication risk factors
    • 1 Assessing diabetes complication risk factors
    • 1.1 Having tests
    • 1.2 Discovering the risks
    • 1.3 The diabetes annual review
    • 1.4 What monitoring is carried out at the annual review?
    • 2 Monitoring blood glucose levels
    • 2 Monitoring blood glucose levels
    • 2.1 Blood glucose levels
    • 2.2 Self-monitoring of blood glucose
    • 2.3 Self-monitoring of urine glucose
    • 2.4 Venous blood sampling
    • 2.5 HbA1c levels
    • 3 Monitoring ketone levels
    • 3 Monitoring ketone levels
    • 4 Monitoring lipid levels
    • 4 Monitoring lipid levels
    • 5 Blood pressure monitoring
    • 5 Blood pressure monitoring
    • 6 Calculating body mass index
    • 6 Calculating body mass index
    • 7 Making sense of the measurements
    • 7 Making sense of the measurements
    • 8 Final questions
    • 8 Final questions
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements