Safe Management of Diabetes in People with Dementia, Depression and Severe Mental Illness

This course aims to increase understanding of the management of diabetes in people who also have dementia, depression or a severe mental illness and the impact one condition has on the management of the other.

This online training has been developed to highlight the importance of recognising the relationship between dementia, depression and severe mental illnesses. This course is intended to serve as a helpful resource for carers and health care professionals working in nursing and residential homes, carers and community nurses working with elderly people living in their own homes.

Why take this course?
Upon completion of this online training course, learners will recognise the impact that a mental health illness can have on the management of diabetes, and how to maximise the benefits and safety or diabetes treatments while minimising the risks.

This training material will help learners understand how patients with dementia, depression and severe mental illnesses (SMIs) may struggle to manage their diabetes on their own. Learners will be able to recognise the factors to why it is often difficult to identify the symptoms of diabetes with someone who has a mental health illness, and how the risk of diabetes is higher with a patient who has dementia, depression or a severe mental illness.

E-learning content

• The prevalence of diabetes
• Diagnosing diabetes
• Managing diabetes alongside other conditions
• The impact of dementia on diabetes
• The impact of depression on diabetes
• The impact of a severe mental health illness on diabetes

Training outcomes

Having completed this course, learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the impact diabetes has on the quality of life in someone with dementia, depression or a severe mental illness
• Demonstrate an understanding of how mental illness progressively impacts on the self-management skills of someone with diabetes
• Outline the strategies in safe medicine management that can improve patient experience

Accreditation
The content of this course is certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Duration
Approximately 1 hour. As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages. The system will record your progress throughout.

Target Audience
This course was designed for carers and health care professionals working in nursing and residential homes, carers and community nurses working with elderly people living in their own homes.

Test and certificate
The end of course test consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test three times at no extra cost.

If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

Learners will be able to download a digital certificate on completion. This can be printed, and we suggest you keep it for your records.