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Type diabetes overview treatments and targets

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25-30 Minutes

Type 1 diabetes: overview, treatments and targets

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  1. What type 1 diabetes is and how it develops (4 Minutes)
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  3. The need for insulin (5 Minutes)
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  5. How diet, illness, alcohol and physical activity can impact glucose levels (6 Minutes)
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  7. Various ways glucose levels can be monitored (3 Minutes)
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  9. Possible short and long-term complications (4 Minutes)
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  11. Getting additional support (2 Minutes)
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Begin the course, and pick up right where you left off when you return.

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COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS

Complete your all 7 sections and continue to the next step.

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GET THE CERTIFICATE

Once you've completed all sections, you'll receive a certificate of completion.

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WHAT OUR LEARNERS SAY

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COURSE Contributors

Dr Jose Manuel Boavida

Portugal

Prof João Filipe Raposo

Portugal

Dr Luís Gardete Correia

Portugal

Dr Mark Barone

Brazil

Candice Ward

United Kingdom

Xangô Bimont

Belgium

Sameer Pathan

Belgium

Lorenzo Piemonte

Belgium

Phil Riley

Belgium

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