Diabetes 10 Point Training - Adult Inpatient Teams - Core - CDEP

This training supports all hospital healthcare staff working with adult inpatients have access to basic diabetes training that is relevant to their role. Ruth Miller, Diabetes Nurse Consultant and creator of the Diabetes 10 Point Training series would like to welcome you to this topic.

The aim of this training is to ensure that staff working with adult inpatients have a basic understanding of diabetes. The 10 points covered are: Point 1: The Person Point 2: The Difference Between the Types of Diabetes Point 3: Feet Point 4: Hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) Point 5: Hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose) Point 6: How to Prescribe and Administer Insulin Safely Point 7: How to Manage a Tube Fed Person on Insulin Point 8: Does my patient require Intravenous insulin? Point 9: Diabetes Ketoacidosis & Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State Point 10: Know How to Refer to the Diabetes Team The training will be delivered through a series of short videos, talking you through each of the points, links for further reading and quizzes will reinforce the learning from each section. Receive a certificate, reflection document and CDEP rewards when you finish the training. How long will it take me to complete the training? It may take you about 1 hour to work through the training - although this will differ from person to person. There are extra resources that you might like to download or read online if you want further information. However, you don’t have to complete the training in one go - complete it in "bite-sized" sections as your time allows from a computer, mobile phone or tablet. Your progress will be automatically saved.