The focus of this unit is on supporting self-management of diabetes. Syllabus includes: blood glucose monitoring, nutrition guidelines, medical nutrition therapy, exercise metabolism, physical activity, medication administration skills, initiation and adjustment needs, sick day management, hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia self-management, dental care, sexual health, special needs groups, including children, adolescents, pregnant women and babies, elderly, Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse people, travel, driving and surgical operative care needs and complementary therapies, behavioural responses to illness and diabetes and mental health assessment. -- Course Website
