Diabetes does not have to dictate a person's life, but only if it is actively and correctly managed from day one. As a chronic condition where blood sugar sits above the normal 70-110 mg/dL range because of a partial or total insulin deficiency, diabetes, whether Type 1 or the more common Type 2, where an underperforming pancreas struggles to convert glucose efficiently, demands consistent, informed management from the health professionals supporting patients.

The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is pleased to offer a course on improving diabetes management, part of a wider series of health safety courses built for public health workers.

Who Should Attend?

• Doctors aiming to specialize in hospital and chronic-disease management.
• Students and graduates of medical and health colleges and institutes.

What You Will Be Able To Do:

• Improve health knowledge and beliefs and guide lifestyle change.
• Support improved levels of physical activity among patients.
• Track and improve patient outcomes: weight, HbA1c, lipid levels, smoking status, and psychosocial factors such as quality of life and depression.
• Reduce reliance on medication and testing supplies through better-targeted care.
• Adapt diabetes education to fit each patient's cultural, linguistic, cognitive, and literacy needs.

Module 1: The Fundamentals — Diabetes Types and How the Body Responds

• Pathophysiology and the two main types of diabetes.
• Metabolic control and ongoing blood sugar monitoring.
• Insulin preparations: types, procedures, and duration of action.

Module 2: Eating and Living With Diabetes

• Food groups and carbohydrate portions.
• Glycaemic index and how it drives insulin decisions.
• Sweeteners, alcohol, and avoiding unwanted weight gain.

Module 3: Getting the Insulin Dose Right

• Adjusting short-acting insulin to meal carbohydrate content and glycaemic index.
• Dose adjustment for snacks.
• A step-by-step, practical approach to insulin dosing.

Module 4: Handling High and Low Blood Sugar Emergencies

• Managing hyperglycaemic episodes and intercurrent illness, including sick-day dose adjustment.
• Recognising the origin, symptoms, and treatment of hypoglycaemia.
• Adjusting insulin doses after a hypoglycaemic episode.

Module 5: Diabetes Across Daily Life

• Adjusting insulin around exercise and physical activity.
• The purpose and content of the annual diabetes review.
• Foot care, travel, and driving considerations.
• Pregnancy, contraception, and Type 1 diabetes.