Courses for the primary care sector

The aim is to:
• increase knowledge of diabetes, with special attention on early recognition of the disease and diabetes management in the fast growing group of people with type 2 diabetes
• increase theoretical and practical knowledge of insulin and other therapies to facilitate their use in primary care
• increase participants’ understanding of the psychosocial impact diabetes may have on the life of an individual with the disease

The course includes
• information on type 1 and type 2 diabetes and how to distinguish between the types, early recognition and management of the disease with emphasis on type 2 diabetes
• living with a chronic disease: insight into a life with diabetes
• practical information about diabetes management, medicine, insulin, injection technique, and monitoring blood glucose
• information about identifying and managing hypo- and hyperglycemia
• information about diabetic complications and prevention

The course comprises lectures, discussions, knowledge sharing and a workshop offering the opportunity to practice various techniques. Emphasis is on the human aspect, i.e., focus is on the individual with his/her life conditions, rather than on the disease. This puts the individual’s life quality in the forefront of prevention, care and management of the diabetes.