Reversing Diabetes: Fact or Fiction?
Can diabetes be reversed? Explore research on the success of weight loss treatments in reversing and preventing type 2 diabetes.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for healthcare professionals with a general interest in diabetes who are looking to upskill themselves or eventually take a full diabetes postgraduate qualification.
The course will also be of interest to people looking to manage their own type 2 diabetes or those keen to prevent it from developing.
What topics will you cover?
Seeing the wood for the trees: defining what we mean by prevention, remission, reversal and cure.
Weight management: a look at the physiological effects of weight loss in people with Type 2 Diabetes.
Improving and supporting self-management.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Describe the impact of weight loss in people with Type 2 Diabetes.
Explain current concepts around Type 2 Diabetes reversal and the meaning of terms such as prevention, remission and cure.
Explore the role(s) of healthcare practitioners and others in supporting self-management of Type 2 Diabetes.
