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Diabetes Workshops
Face to face ('in house' and open workshops) - have resumed (please Contact us if you are ready to discuss future dates for 'in house' sessions)
Virtual live webinar sessions - virtual open workshops have been suspended. For virtual 'in house' training, exclusively for your organisation, please call us on 01799 584178.
Looking for our 'Hands on Feet' Training Portfolio? Click on the logo below...
DUET diabetes helps social care and health providers to upskill and increase the confidence of their staff when looking after adults with diabetes. Our ultimate aim is to make a positive difference to people living with diabetes and their quality of life, regardless of their age or circumstances. We achieve this through a range of small interactive workshops led by experienced healthcare professionals; thus empowering nurses, carers and allied health profession (AHP) support workers by equipping them with relevant and up to date knowledge. In July 2020 we expanded our service to work with the beauty and wellness sector to help people who provide foot related treatments to understand the 'diabetic foot' more fully, including when and when not to treat. See the 'hands on feet' portfolio below for more information.
To give you an idea of what we provide, below is a list of workshops with a brief summary of the content of each. Our training is underpinned by UK guidelines/frameworks including the National Advisory Panel on Care Home Diabetes found within 'A Strategic Document of Diabetes Care for Care Homes' (launched in May 2022).
We endeavour to ensure that the content of the training and education supports all learners' needs and learning styles; whether those attending are from social care settings, the NHS or private allied healthcare providers. Our interactive and practical workshops further enhance the learning required for the Skills for Care 'Care Certificate' as well as revalidation for registered nurses.
Prices for 'in-house' workshops are provided according to the content of the training required and location (travel and accommodation costs will be included as appropriate). Our workshops are priced on the basis of up to 12 attendees, unless otherwise stated or agreed. We provide a delegate pack for each attendee which includes a copy of the slides and other additional information relevant to the topic(s) covered. The attendance/competency certificates are sent out after the workshop has taken place.
All of the workshops can be run exclusively for you at your location, and a number of our workshops are also delivered as 'open workshops' at venues across East Anglia (click button below for a summary of currently scheduled open workshops). We are also happy to discuss open workshops in your area (nationally) if there is a local need to access the educational sessions we offer - do contact us!
Please do get in touch if you would like to be notified when open workshops are scheduled, or would like to suggest or offer a suitable venue.
Complimentary refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits/fruit) are provided at all our face to face workshops.
We offer discounts to providers when we use their training facilities as an open workshop venue
– please talk to us if you would like to know more.
Diabetes Awareness^
4.0 hours f2f and virtual
This interactive workshop is relevant for people working within the social care sector, in community health roles and healthcare assistants in GP surgeries^. It is designed to take the learner on a journey; to lay the foundations of diabetes understanding and to build on their knowledge to provide the skills and confidence to support adults living with diabetes.
The workshop will highlight the implications of diabetes for the older person and touch on frailty; as well as diabetes for people with learning disabilities (with additional resources signposted).
It can be delivered exclusively for your organisation or you can book individual places at one of the open workshops.
The session covers:
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What diabetes is and the different types of diabetes
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The signs and symptoms of diabetes
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Monitoring – what checks are done to ensure that diabetes is well controlled
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The long term effects (complications) of diabetes
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How diabetes is treated (a brief overview - more detail is provided during the 'Enhanced Diabetes Awareness' session, see below for details)
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Management of high and low blood glucose
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Sick day care - a brief summary
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Dietary management of diabetes
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The importance of physical activity
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Footcare
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What are 'emergency alerts/urgent referrals'
^For people working in primary care roles (such as healthcare assistants, nurse assistants, clinical pharmacists), this workshop can be adapted to include an additional focus on the 'eight key care processes' and 'holistic diabetes care' (including topics such as preconceptual care). This has been particularly useful for healthcare professionals undertaking diabetes reviews in primary care. We work with individual Integrated Care Boards to tailor this session for their locality, which can include an overview of the services available to their patients. This option elongates the workshop to a full day.
Cost*
In house: contact us
Open workshops: visit the open workshops page for more information (next date is 7 November 2023 in Dereham, Norfolk).
Virtual live webinar session: visit the virtual workshops page for more information.
BGM & Glucometer Training
2.0 hours f2f or 1 hour 30 mins virtual
This 'blood glucose monitoring and glucometer training' workshop is relevant for people working for social care providers or in healthcare roles. The session is useful for anyone currently undertaking capillary blood glucose testing who is seeking a refresher to ensure best practice is being followed. It is also designed to support those new to blood glucose monitoring and can be delivered as a stand-alone workshop or can be tagged onto the end of ‘Diabetes Awareness’. Learners will have practical, hands on time with the devices at face to face workshops*.
It covers:
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What a glucometer is and what it measures
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When blood glucose monitoring (BGM) is necessary
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How to maintain a glucometer and the test strips used
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How to do a capillary blood glucose test
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What to do if the blood glucose level is outside the documented range
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How to respond to different issues/events
*Competency assessments can be provided if required at face to face workshops - an additional fee is charged and requires an extra hour to complete.
NB: DUET diabetes does not recommend any particular brand of glucometer. Each commissioning organisation is responsible for ensuring that the glucometers they use meet current ISO standards and are regularly checked for accuracy.
Cost*
In house: contact us
Open workshops: visit the open workshops page for more information (next date is 7 November 2023 in Dereham, Norfolk.
Virtual live webinar session: Combined with 'diabetes awareness' - visit the virtual workshops page for more information.
Enhanced Diabetes Awareness | Full day
This interactive workshop for nurses (particularly those working for care providers) is designed to build on the learner's understanding of diabetes; to give a greater understanding of diabetes; it’s aetiology, diagnosis, acute and long term health problems and management. The improved skills acquired will enable the practitioner to provide safe and appropriate advice and care to people living with diabetes in line with current UK guidelines.
It can be delivered exclusively for your organisation or you can book individual places at one of the open workshops.
The session covers:
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What is diabetes and the different types of diabetes
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes
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Causes and diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 and type 2)
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Complications of diabetes and how to prevent them
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The diabetic foot
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The role food plays and 'carb consistency'
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Oral and injectable therapies - including hands on time with a range of injectable devices
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Injection sites and lipohypertrophy
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Legal requirements for the use of 'sharps'
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Signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia (hypo) and how to manage a hypo
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Causes of hyperglycaemia and how to treat high blood glucose
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS)
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Management of the person with diabetes during inter-current illness
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End of Life care
Cost*
In house: contact us
Virtual live webinar session: visit the virtual workshops page for more information.
Insulin Awareness | 2.5 hours
This interactive workshop is for carers who provide care for people with diabetes who are treated with insulin. It is designed to be tagged on to the ‘Diabetes Awareness’ workshop but can be provided as a stand-alone module for carers who have attended a ‘Diabetes Awareness’ workshop within the previous year. It covers:
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What insulin is and the role it plays in the body
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Why do people with diabetes need insulin?
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The administration of insulin
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The different types of insulin
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Storage of insulin
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Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013
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Identifying and preventing areas of lipohypertrophy
Contact us to book this workshop as a face to face session
This workshop can be expanded to include an 'Injection Technique' session for non-registered practitioners. This provides theoretical training and an insulin device workshop in advance of 'on the job' supervision and competency assessments by a delegating clinician (i.e. community nurse). Attendees will be required to provide evidence of 'blood glucose monitoring & glucometer training'.
Contact us to discuss this further
NB: DUET diabetes does not recommend any particular brand of insulin or needle, nor provides individual competency assessments.
Cost*
In house: contact us
Virtual live webinar session: visit the virtual workshops page for more information.
'Hands on feet' portfolio
Our 'hands on feet' diabetes training portfolio has expanded - to find out more about the workshops and online modules we currently offer please click the 'hands on feet' logo below:
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Diabetic Foot Screening
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Diabetic Foot Awareness for Beauty and Wellness Therapists
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Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) Assessment
Diabetes: Eating for Health
3.5 hours f2f and 3 hours virtual
For people working in health and social care roles as well as for family/unpaid carers.
Based around the Eatwell guide and including practical examples and tips, this workshop is useful for anyone caring for someone with diabetes or helping them manage their diabetes; such as carers, healthcare assistants and practice nurses. Chefs/cooks and kitchen staff working for care providers have also found the session particularly useful - giving them a better insight to diabetes, thus enabling them to plan and prepare appropriate menus
This workshop is designed to build on the learner’s knowledge and understanding of how food affects diabetes control. It further expands upon the information shared within our 'diabetes awareness' workshop regarding dietary management of diabetes.
We can run this workshop exclusively for your organisation or alternatively you can book individual places at one of the open workshops.
It covers:
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What diabetes is and how it develops - a brief overview
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What is a normal blood glucose range
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Which foods affect blood glucose levels
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What (food) aggravates insulin resistance
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What is meant by 'carb consistency’
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Glycaemic index (GI) and Glycaemic Load (GL)
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What is meant by 'energy balance'
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What are 'good’ fats and ‘bad’ fats?
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Which type of foods contain the most calories
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Which type of foods contain the most nutrients
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The 'Eatwell Guide' / healthy eating plate
Cost*
In house: contact us
Open workshops: visit the open workshops page for more information.
Virtual live webinar session: visit the virtual workshops page for more information.
Bespoke Education and Training
If you cannot find a workshop to that meets your requirements, please do contact us. One of the team can then understand and discuss your training needs so that we can work with you to provide tailor made content and sessions that fulfil your team's (and residents'/service users'/patients') requirements.
For example, we have worked closely with Hallmark Care Homes to provide a comprehensive diabetes training programme. More recently we have been commissioned by two Integrated Care Boards to deliver training for healthcare professionals working in primary care; working collaboratively to include pathways and services specific to their localities.
Contact us to discuss
*Cost: all prices stated will be subject to VAT. For face to face in house workshops, prices quoted exclude the educator's travel/accommodation - depending on the location of the workshop this may be an additional cost which will be discussed and agreed prior to issuing an invoice