Diabetes Education

Upcoming Courses

Insulin Pump & CGM Education for Optimal Insulin Use in Diabetes

This course consists of three 6-hour sessions over 3-5 weeks and is intended as a joint learning event for people with diabetes, their family members and Health Care Professionals. The course has been accredited by RCN and the accreditation has also been applied from the RCP/ABCD and BDA for doctors, nurses and dietitians respectively.

Day 1 - Starting Insulin Pump Treatment

Introduction to pump therapy, benefits & challenges
Basic education & competences necessary before pump therapy
Knowledge of available pumps and their distinguishing features - Personal preferences
o Demonstration of Animas 2020 pump (Animas)
Education at the start of pump therapy: Two days
o Demonstration of Paradigm Veo pump (Medtronic)
More on setting up a pump - changing cartridges, priming the pump, programming basal rates and standard meal boluses, infusion sets and accessories
o Demonstration of Accu-Chek Combo pump (Roche)

Day 2 - Education 1 and 3 Months After Pump Start

Two Half Days: Reviewing original goals and what has been achieved; problem-solving & fine-tuning of Basal Rates, Insulin to Carb Ratios & Correction Factors

o Demonstration of DANA R pump (Advanced Therapeutics UK)
Future of Insulin Pumps: Tubeless, Minipumps & Patch Pumps - Cellnovo, OmniPod, Solo, Flexi...
Downloading pump data: analysing and understanding appropriate actions needed
o Demonstration of CareLink, Animas eZManager, SmartPix and Diasend Downloading
Lightening lows and hitting highs with pump therapy --Managing exercise, holidays, travel, illness, pregnancy, puberty, feasting & fasting
Enhancing pump therapy with Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Day 3 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Real Life - Let Glucose Be Your Guide

Continuous Glucose Monitoring vs. Blood Glucose Testing
Understanding CGM and overcoming challenges & obstacles

§ Practical demonstration of Navigator 1.5 CGM system (Abbott)
What we can learn from using CGM real-time readings - Case studies from real life CGM records
Understanding the ‘Lag Effect': physiological lag between capillary blood and interstitial glucose
§ Practical demonstration of Paradigm Real-Time MiniLink (Medtronic)
Downloading CGM data and finding trends
§ Practical demonstration of DexCom Seven Plus CGM system (Advanced Therapeutics UK)
Effective trouble shooting in CGM - Workshop with CGM reports
Teleconsultation support for Real-Time CGM and Patient-guided insulin adjustments
§ Practical demonstration of Diasend telecommunication (Diasend Sweden)
Ideal insulin pumping with real-time glucose monitoring

Course fee: Payment required to reserve a place

£500 - Insulin Pump and CGM Training Course (All Three Days)

£400 - Insulin Pump Training Course (Day One and Day Two)

£250 - CGM Training Course (Day Three Only)

Lite lunch and refreshment are included, discount also available for family & group bookings

To book a place or for more information, please call: Yan Liu on 02074675470

or e-mail diabetes@londonmedical.co.uk

Dates for 2010 courses:

• I. Day One: Thursday 14^th January2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Two: Thursday 21^st January 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Three: Thursday 28^th January 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

• II. Day One: Tuesday 9^th March 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Two: Tuesday 16^th March 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Three: Friday 26^th March 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

• III. Day One: Monday 10^th May 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Two: Monday 17^th May 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Three: Wednesday 26^th May 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

• IV. Day One: Thursday 8^th July 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Two: Thursday 15^th July 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Three: Thursday 22^nd July 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

• V. Day One: Monday 11^th October 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Two: Monday 18^th October 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Day Three: Monday 25^th October 2010: 10.00 - 17.00hrs

Venue: London Medical, 49 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5HJ (within easy walking distance from Baker Street Station)

Advanced Carbohydrate Counting & Insulin Dose Adjustment Course

This course consists of three 4-hour sessions over 3-4 weeks and is intended as a joint learning event for people with diabetes, their family members and Health Care Professionals. Accreditation has been applied for this course from the RCP/ABCD, RCN, and BDA for doctors, nurses and dietitians respectively.

§ Practical hands-on learning with foods you eat
§ Course takes place over three weeks to allow self-learning at home to consolidate what has been covered
§ Opportunity to hire a Continuous Glucose Monitor (Navigator) for 5 days to observe the effect of carbs and verify insulin dose accuracy - needs to be booked in advance

Session 1:

How to calculate carbohydrates - Tools in practice: Foods with carbohydrate, NutriScales practice, Reference books, Food labels, Meal plates and carb learning websites
Keeping accurate records
Continuous glucose monitoring - How can technology help?

Session 2:

Grams of carbs in the foods you brought with you
Formula for meal bolus dosages: 450/500 Rule - Carbohydrate to Insulin Ratio
Formula for correction bolus for off-target glucose levels: 85/100 Rule
Blood glucose targets & Duration of insulin action

Session 3:

Seeing the bigger picture: Total daily dose - Basal dose - Meal boluses - Correction doses
Fasting testing for Basal insulin verification
Does it work? Verifying your insulin bolus accuracy: Testing your meal boluses and correction doses.

What will you gain after completion of this course?

After completion of the course, you should be able to work out the amount of carbohydrate in your food; begin to apply your carb ratios and correction factors to decide on your insulin dose; to have built up an almost-complete carb list of your typical meals. You should be able to verify if / when / how these figures need readjusting.

To book a place or for more information, please call: Yan Liu on 02074675470
or e-mail diabetes@londonmedical.co.uk

Course fee: £200 payment required to reserve a place
Discount available for family & group bookings
Dates for upcoming courses 2010:

•        I.            Day One: Thursday 7^th January 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Day Two: Wednesday 13^th January 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Day Three: Wednesday 20^th January 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs

•      II.            Day One: Tuesday 23^rd March 2010: 13.00 - 17.00hrs
Day Two: Tuesday 30^th March 2010: 13.00 - 17.00hrs
Day Three: Tuesday 6^th April 2010: 13.00 - 17.00hrs

•    III.            Day One: Thursday 10^th June 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Day Two: Thursday 17^th June 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Day Three: Thursday 24^th June 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
•   IV.            Day One: Monday 6^th September 2010: 13.00 - 17.00hrs
Day Two: Monday 13^th September 2010: 13.00 - 17.00hrs
Day Three: Monday 20^th September 2010: 13.00 - 17.00hrs

•     V.            Day One: Wednesday 3^rd November 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Day Two: Wednesday 10^th November 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Day Three: Wednesday 17^th November 2010: 10.00 - 14.00hrs
Venue: London Medical, 49 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5HJ (within easy walking distance from Baker Street Station)

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