This course focuses on providing skills and resources for you and your family to manage life with diabetes. You will learn what diabetes is, the difference between the types and gestational diabetes, how they are treated. You will learn about recommended food choices and eating habits for those living with diabetes as well as the best types of exercise to help manage blood glucose levels.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Curtin University
Course Curriculum
| Module: 01 | |||
| Welcome to Life with Diabetes | 00:04:00 | ||
| Scenario 1: Restaurant choices | 00:02:00 | ||
| Diagnosis: Diabetes | 00:03:00 | ||
| The importance of insulin | 00:03:00 | ||
| But what exactly is diabetes? | 00:09:00 | ||
| Type 1 diabetes | 00:02:00 | ||
| Type 2 diabetes | 00:04:00 | ||
| Who is at risk of type 2 diabetes? | 00:02:00 | ||
| Gestational diabetes | 00:06:00 | ||
| Treatment of gestational diabetes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Blood glucose monitoring – with kids | 00:01:00 | ||
| Diabetes support networks | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module: 02 | |||
| Scenario 2: Family Food Feud | 00:01:00 | ||
| Special considerations for women with gestational diabetes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Food labels | 00:02:00 | ||
| How to understand food labels | 00:01:00 | ||
| Changing your eating habits when you have gestational diabetes | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module: 03 | |||
| Scenario 3: Stress, physical activity and blood glucose levels | 00:01:00 | ||
| The importance of staying active | 00:04:00 | ||
| Physical activity and type 1 diabetes | 00:03:00 | ||
| Physical activity and type 2 diabetes | 00:01:00 | ||
| Physical activity and gestational diabetes | 00:03:00 | ||
| The effect of stress on blood glucose levels | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module: 04 | |||
| Scenario 4: Relaxing on the weekend | 00:01:00 | ||
| Common questions around medication | 00:02:00 | ||
| Different injection patterns | 00:02:00 | ||
| Medication used to treat type 2 diabetes (tablets or insulin) | 00:01:00 | ||
| Care of insulin | 00:01:00 | ||
| Pens | 00:01:00 | ||
| How to give an injection with an insulin pen | 00:02:00 | ||
| Pumps | 00:03:00 | ||
| How an insulin pump works | 00:06:00 | ||
| Insulin pump consumables | 00:03:00 | ||
| Adverse effects of injecting insulin | 00:01:00 | ||
| Severe hypoglycaemia | 00:02:00 | ||
| Glucagon injections | 00:01:00 | ||
| Adverse effects of tablets | 00:01:00 | ||
| Other medications available | 00:04:00 | ||
| Monitoring blood glucose levels | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module: 05 | |||
| Demo: How to test your blood glucose level | 00:02:00 | ||
| Video: How many tests? | 00:01:00 | ||
| Video: Feet | 00:08:00 | ||
| Video: Foot care self-check | 00:04:00 | ||
| Video: Neuropathy and the monofilament test | 00:02:00 | ||
| Diabetes in children | 00:08:00 | ||
| Teenagers with diabetes | 00:06:00 | ||
| What should you do if you are sick? | 00:01:00 | ||
| Alcohol | 00:02:00 | ||
| Smoking | 00:04:00 | ||
| Illicit drug use | 00:01:00 | ||
| Visit your doctor before you go away | 00:01:00 | ||
| Challenges you may encounter when travelling | 00:05:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
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