Living with diabetes changes almost every daily decision a person makes, from what they eat to how they plan their day, and the people around them — family, coworkers, health staff — often need just as much guidance as the patient does. This Diabetes Awareness and Everyday Disease Management course, delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built to close that gap as part of a wider public health training track.

Food is usually where the confusion starts. Being diagnosed with diabetes forces a change in eating habits, and anyone who has tried to overhaul their own diet knows how hard that shift really is. Popular beliefs about diabetes are loaded with myths — that sugar alone causes the disease, that certain foods are simply forbidden — and most people need someone to help them sort fact from fiction about the illness and the diet that goes with it.

Who This Course Is For

Anyone connected to public health work, including:

• Staff working in public health centers.
• Teams in diabetes prevention and treatment centers.
• Health education and guidance employees.

What Participants Will Take Away

• How to communicate accurate diabetes information to the community, each according to their own role and specialty.
• How to build a nutritional culture that genuinely works for people living with diabetes.
• Practical ways to improve diabetes management overall and pass correct management methods on to others.

Module 1: Why Diabetes Matters to Communities

• The wider social and public-health impact of diabetes.
• How misinformation about the disease spreads and why it matters.

Module 2: What Diabetes Is and Its Main Types

• Defining diabetes and how it affects the body.
• The difference between the main types of diabetes.

Module 3: Risk Factors and Possible Complications

• Key risk factors behind Type 2 diabetes.
• Complications that can develop when the disease is left unmanaged.

Module 4: Practical Diabetes Management

• Day-to-day approaches to managing diabetes effectively.
• Translating correct management practices into simple guidance for patients and their families.

Course Locations

The courses are held in Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, Turkey, England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Austria and Denmark, in addition to Australia and the United States of America.
Courses are also offered at a time and place that fits your work and schedule.

Training Delivery Methods

• Group training at academy-affiliated centers.
• Individual (one-to-one) training.
• Field and practical training following advanced methods.
• Theoretical training in dedicated halls within the academy.

What Participants Receive

After completing the course, participants receive a certificate accredited by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy for attending the program.

Note

We can deliver this course at a time and place that suits you. It is also offered to high-profile individuals with elevated standards — contact our team for more details.