Diabetes Educator Services - Expert Guidance for Diabetes Management

Diabetes educator services involve trained professionals who provide information and support to individuals living with diabetes. They offer guidance on managing the condition, making lifestyle changes, and implementing effective self-care practices.

Diabetes Educator Services FAQ

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What is diabetes education services?

Diabetes Education Services offers diabetes education, training, online courses, teaching tools to diabetes educators in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Care.

What is a diabetes education course?

DESMOND stands for Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed How to prevent diabetes courses for people at high risk of type 2 diabetes. These courses are friendly and informal. You can learn face-to-face or online. There may be other diabetes education courses in your local area.

Which diabetes education course should I enrol on?

Which diabetes course you enrol on may depend on which type of diabetes you have, how recently you have been diagnosed, and your current management approach. There are bespoke education courses for type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, newly diagnosed diabetics and those using insulin pumps. How do I get enrolled onto structured diabetes education?

What is diabetes education based on?

A useful framework for understanding diabetes education, broadly based on a model used in Scotland, is in three levels: Level three: Structured education that meets nationally-agreed criteria (defined by NICE / SIGN ), including an evidence-based curriculum, quality assurance of teaching standards and regular audit.

Are there any diabetes education programmes in the UK?

People with diabetes need to know what to do if something goes wrong, how to adjust their diet, exercise, lifestyle, medication or insulin. A range of diabetes education programmes now exist in the UK, including DAFNE, DESMOND and X-PERT. These diabetes courses are structured to empower diabetes patients to manage their own condition successfully.