Blood Glucose Monitoring Training
Course Duration: 3 hours
Course Level: Level 2
Certificate: 1-year certificate
Course Mode: In Person
Max Delegates: 13
Practical: Yes
Accredited: Yes
Designed for
HCA’s, Health Care Workers, Home Care Workers, Care Home Workers, Nursing Associates, Nurses, Home Care Managers, Care Home Managers
CPD Hours – 3 hours
This blood glucose monitoring training course is aimed raise knowledge and skills on diabetic patients who require their blood glucose levels to be monitored.
- Gain an understanding of what diabetes is, endocrine and exocrine system
- Which groups of people are at risk and how to prevent it
- Identify signs and symptoms
- Hypoglycaemia and Hyperglycaemia
- Why is it important that glucose levels are monitored and controlled?
- How do we test?
- When do we test?
- What’s a HbA1c test and what does it mean?
- Complications caused by diabetes
- How to help manage irregular blood glucose levels
- Legal requirements and legislation
- Practical Demonstration
- Practical session
Outcomes
Workbook, practical competency in blood glucose monitoring and a certificate upon successful completion.
