Diabetes Care
- Study Mode: Part Time
- Location: Uxbridge
- Duration: 15 Weeks
- Start Date: February 2025
Led by our experienced and supportive staff, this course gives you the opportunity to build upon existing knowledge and study the nature of diabetes mellitus in greater depth, including its impact on the patient and family.
Credits: 20 credits at Level 6 and 7
Why study this subject?
Designed for health care practitioners, this short course will help develop your knowledge and understanding of caring for patients with diabetes.
Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?
We have a long history of training nurses and giving them the skills and practice-based experience they need to provide excellent patient care.
What will I study?
This module is offered at Level 6 and Level 7 and will cover areas such as:
- epidemiology of diabetes mellitus and anatomy
- physiology and disordered physiology
- pharmacology of type 1 and 2 diabetes
- investigations, diagnosis and management of diabetes
- blood glucose monitoring and insulin therapy
- NICE guidelines
- local guidelines
- national service frameworks for diabetes and its implementation
- complications of diabetes and their prevention
- wound management and the diabetic foot
- psychological and socio-cultural issues in diabetes
- health promotion in diabetes
- medical nutrition therapy
- inter-professional collaboration in diabetes management and the expert patient's perspectives of diabetes
- diabetes across the life span
- diabetes in children adolescents and the elderly
diabetes in pregnancy and future trends in diabetes management.
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the epidemiology, aetiology and pathology of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and the impact on the health of the individual
- critically analyse the therapeutic management of Type1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Blood Glucose Monitoring, Oral and Insulin therapies
- critically examine the role of the inter-professional team in the management and care of clients with diabetes in the hospital and community setting
- critically review the evidence-base for diabetes care and decision making in inter-professional practice
- critically analyse government strategies for diabetes and examine their benefits for practice within an inter-professional context
- critically evaluate the physical, psycho-social and cultural impact of diabetes on the client and family.
How will I be taught and assessed?
A range of teaching and learning methods will be used to address both the theoretical and practical components of the course.
You'll be encouraged to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to aid further discussion and sharing of ideas during the inter-block period and group support.
Assessment will be based on a case study from your area of practice, which critically analyses the epidemiology, aetiology, pathology and management of an individual with diabetes.
This module is also available without credits attached. If you choose this option, you'll be awarded a certificate of Continuing Professional Development but will not be required to undertake the final assessment.
When will this course run?
This course will run on Wednesdays from 10am - 5pm.
What are the course entry requirements?
Registered health care professional with minimum 6 months experience in a relevant area.
For Level 6 study you'll need 120 credits at Level 5 or equivalent. For Level 7 study, 120 credits at Level 6 or the equivalent are required.
What are the tuition fees
Home
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Home, Academic Year 2024 - 2025: £800 *
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Home, Academic Year 2025 - 2026: £830 *
Following the Government’s announcement of 4 November 2024, we will be increasing our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for UK students to £9,535 per year from the start of the 2025/26 academic year. Our part-time fees for UK undergraduate students will increase to £7,145 per annum. Please visit , on the Government’s website, for more information about the changes.
Tuition fees for Home undergraduate students (including with foundation year) may increase in subsequent years for both new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by the Government.  
Tuition fees for both new and continuing international students may be subject to an inflationary increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12-month period to 31 January each year.  
Tuition fees for postgraduate courses and CPD may be subject to an inflationary increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12-month period to 31 January each year. This increase will apply to both new and continuing students.  
We understand, and really appreciate, the significant financial commitment our students make when they choose to study at BNU. We take our responsibilities to our students very seriously, and are ambitious for each to reach their full potential and succeed in their chosen career. Our fees help us to continue providing our students with a high-quality education, and to invest in the services and facilities which create an excellent student experience at BNU.
The following factors will be considered by the University when we set the annual fees: measures of inflation such as the retail price indices; projected increases in University costs; and any changes in the level of funding for teaching received from the Government.