Diabetes educator is a skill based program which enhances a candidates skills in diabetes prevention and management. A diabetes educator assists a physician or diabetes specialist in generating awareness on behavioral and lifestyle for prevention and management of diabetes. A diabetes educator is an allied health professional that fills in the gap between a doctor and a diabetes patient and promotes self-management of diabetes. The course is divided in to 4 modules.
A diabetes assistant is a person who helps an individual suffering from diabetes. So, a diabetes assistant can work in a hospital setup, clinics, diabetes clinics, and as a freelancer diabetes educator.
Average salary for diabetes assistant is from 1.8lk to 2.0lk
It is a very good course for candidates who are 12th pass with science background. This course can also be done by doctors and nurses as an upskilling course
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Module 1 | Introduction to healthcare system |
Module 2 | Introduction to healthcare system |
Module 3 | Basics of human Anatomy |
Module 4 | Regulation of blood glucose in the body |
Module 5 | Prediabetic and diabetic symptoms and risk |
Module 6 | Pathophysiology and diagnosis of diabetes |
Module 7 | complications of diabetes |
Module 8 | Treatment implementation |
Module 9 | Glucometer |
Module 10 | Insulin Therapy |
Module 11 | Hyper and Hypoglycemia |
Module 12 | Prediabetic counselling |
Module 13 | Biomedical waste management |
Module 14 | Basic life support and first aid |
Module 15 | Basic life support and first aid |
Module 16 | Documentation and record keeping |
Module 17 | Soft skill and communication |