The goal of this course is to help health care professionals learn about diabetes mellitus – different types of diabetes, possible complications of diabetes mellitus, how it is diagnosed, common treatment options, and much more.
Course Publication Date:
August 09, 2019
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | DM070219 |
| Contact Hours: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Community & Home Health
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
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Learning Objectives
- List four risk factors for getting diabetes.
- Name the two main types of diabetes.
- Describe gestational diabetes.
- Discuss pre-diabetes.
- Describe how diabetes is diagnosed.
- State guidelines for classification of diabetes.
- Discuss the different stages of treating diabetes.
- Discuss HbA1c.
- List body systems affected by elevated blood glucose levels.
- Name the seven goals of therapy.
- Discuss hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and the appropriate treatment for each.
- Describe race and ethnic differences in prevalence of diagnosed diabetes.