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Diabetes Management Training
This course provides direct access workers with required in-service training in diabetes management for assisting clients with diabetes in activities of daily living. Topics include dietary requirements; diabetic oral medications and adverse reactions, including hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic reactions and appropriate interventions; insulin storage; injection techniques and site rotation; foot care; laboratory testing, including urine testing and blood glucose monitoring; and standard precautions. Training is provided by a registered professional nurse, with documentation of successful completion maintained in the worker’s record.
Course Objectives
- Identify basic dietary requirements and nutrition considerations for clients with diabetes.
- Recognize common diabetic oral medications and describe possible adverse reactions, including signs of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
- Explain appropriate interventions when a client experiences symptoms of high or low blood sugar.
- Describe proper insulin storage requirements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of safe injection techniques and the importance of site rotation.
- Describe basic foot care practices used to help prevent complications in clients with diabetes.
- Identify laboratory testing and monitoring practices related to diabetes care, including urine testing and blood glucose monitoring.
- Apply standard precautions when assisting clients with diabetes-related care.
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- Relevance: This training is designed for direct access workers who assist clients with diabetes in activities of daily living and need practical, nurse-led instruction on basic diabetes management, safety, monitoring, reporting, and infection control responsibilities.
- Content Level: Intermediate
- Course Format: This course is offered as a self-paced distance learning format (reading-based online activity)
- System Requirements: This course is offered online. Internet connection required.
- Course Completion Information: To earn continuing education credit, professionals must register and pay the fee for the course. They must read the content and demonstrate understanding by earning a minimum score of 70 percent on testing materials. The certificate of completion will be able to be downloaded after the above is completed. Refunds will be granted upon request with the withdrawal of credit for the course. For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 866-863-4225 or email ContactUs@BaysideCEU.com.
- CEBroker Course ID: 1388189
- Credit Hours: 2
- Last Updated: July 3, 2026
This training is designed for direct access workers who assist clients with diabetes in activities of daily living and need practical, nurse-led instruction on basic diabetes management, safety, monitoring, reporting, and infection control responsibilities.
- CE Hours 2 hours
- CEBroker Course ID 1388189