Courses

Cutting-edge education for healthcare professionals working in all aspects of diabetes, all over the world. New modules are available for you every month, developed with the help of world-class experts.

Watch out for accredited modules

Many modules have now been accredited for continuing professional development (CPD) by the UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and/or the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (RCP). Watch out for the CPD accreditation mark so you can earn CPD points as you learn.

All our modules are in English. Translated transcripts are available for modules where indicated.

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Adjunct therapies

This course introduces you to the current unmet need in type 1 diabetes and explores trial data in the use of adjunct therapies including pramlintide, metformin, liraglutide and SGLT-2 inhibitors.

Authors

Professor Thomas Danne

Professor Chantal Mathieu

2 modules

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Beta cell biology

Insulin-secreting beta cells are central to any understanding of diabetes. This course examines their physiology and significance in the disease processes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Authors

Professor Hindrik Mulder

Professor Charlotte Ling

Professor Lena Eliasson

Professor Malin Fex

Professor Erik Renström

3 modules

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Cardiovascular health and diabetes

This course focuses on cardiovascular health – one of the most significant and challenging aspects of care for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Authors

Professor Miles Fisher

Professor Peter Gaede

7 modules

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Diabetes and Ramadan

Using practical case studies and international guidelines, this course introduces you to treating people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes before, during and after Ramadan.

Authors

Professor Wasim Hanif

Professor Inass Shaltout

Professor Asma Deeb

Dr Nader Lessan

Dr Ehtasham Ahmad

8 modules CPD

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Diabetes and the Hajj

Hajj, the world’s oldest and largest mass gathering, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. This course considers it in a clinical context, examining how people with diabetes can be supported to perform the rites safely.

Authors

Professor Salem Beshyah

Professor Hinde Iraqi

2 modules

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Diabetes and the kidney

This course has been created to introduce you to the diagnosis, consequences and treatment of diabetic kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy).

Authors

Professor Per-Henrik Groop

Professor Sally Marshall

7 modules CPD

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Diabetic foot disease

This course outlines key aspects of this important but sometimes neglected complication of diabetes.

Authors

Professor Rayaz A Malik

Dr Prashanth Vas

Professor Andrew Boulton

Professor Frank L Bowling

4 modules

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

This course gives you the tools you need to identify and treat diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and to support your patients in avoiding this potentially life-threatening complication.

Authors

Professor Ketan Dhatariya

Professor Thomas Danne

Professor Catarina Limbert

Professor Júlia Galhardo

4 modules CPD

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Diabetic neuropathy

Over time, hyperglycaemia can result in damage to the nerves, with severe consequences for health – not just in the feet but all over the body. This course looks at diabetic neuropathy in all its forms.

Authors

Professor Solomon Tesfaye

3 modules CPD

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Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

This course has been developed to introduce you to the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and to explore the possible causes of the condition.

Authors

Professor Mikael Knip

1 module

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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

This course has been created to introduce you to the epidemiology and current screening controversies of GDM. Treatment, management and the long-term follow-up of women with GDM are also covered.

Authors

Professor Elisabeth Mathiesen

3 modules

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GLP-1 receptor agonists

From obscure origins in studies of lizard saliva, GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have become a staple of type 2 diabetes treatment. This course examines the ways in which they can aid type 2 diabetes management.

Authors

Professor Filip Knop

Professor Tina Vilsbøll

3 modules

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Hypoglycaemia

This course examines hypoglycaemia, a complication of therapy that has a profound impact on the day-to-day lives and well-being of people who treat their diabetes with insulin.

Authors

Professor Simon Heller

Professor Brian Frier

Professor Frank Snoek

3 modules CPD

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Insulin resistance

As the incidence of type 2 diabetes continues to explode worldwide, this course gets to grips with the maladapted process at its heart: insulin resistance.

Authors

Professor Kåre Birkeland

1 module CPD

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Islet transplantation

Transplants of insulin-producing islets offer the hope of glucose regulation without daily insulin injections. This course looks at advances in this exciting field of diabetes treatment and the challenges still to come.

Authors

Professor François Pattou

Professor Marie Christine Vantyghem

Professor Julie Kerr-Conte

Professor Eelco de Koning

2 modules CPD

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Lifestyle intervention

From diet and exercise to smoking cessation, lifestyle intervention continues to be a mainstay of diabetes care. This course looks at how to promote lasting behaviour changes for better health.

Authors

Professor Roy Taylor

1 module

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Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes

An introduction to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2018 consensus report and its 2019 update.

Authors

Professor Melanie Davies

2 modules CPD

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Management of type 1 diabetes in adults

This course provides an introduction to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2021 consensus report dedicated to adults with type 1 diabetes.

Authors

Professor Richard Holt

1 module

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Metabolic surgery

Surgical intervention to help manage or even reverse type 2 diabetes has gained credence in recent years. This course looks at the theory and the practice.

Authors

Professor Carel Le Roux

Dr Dimitri Pournaras

2 modules

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Multimorbidity and diabetes

Exploring conditions commonly associated with type 1 diabetes and the clustering of multiple chronic conditions in type 2 diabetes, this course addresses the significant health challenges posed by such comorbidities and their implications for management.

Authors

Professor Bruce Wolffenbuttel

Professor Cees Tack

2 modules

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

In the wake of the diabetes pandemic, prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is on the rise. This course sets out the health implications and potential treatments for this serious but reversible condition.

Authors

Professor Michael Roden

2 modules CPD

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Obesity and diabetes

This course examines the links between ectopic fat and the onset of type 2 diabetes, and how these in turn fuel cardiovascular and cardiorenal risks.

Authors

Professor Naveed Sattar

1 module CPD

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Patient education and support

Education is vital to supporting people with diabetes to manage their own condition. This course looks at how to plan and deliver comprehensive, ongoing diabetes education effectively.

Authors

Dr João Filipe Raposo

1 module

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Phenotypic variability

This course highlights how important an understanding of diabetes in phenotypic terms is to the pursuit of patient-centred care and precision medicine.

Authors

Professor Stefano Del Prato

1 module CPD

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Pregestational diabetes in pregnancy

This course introduces you to the treatment and management of women with pre-existing diabetes before, during and after their pregnancy.

Authors

Professor Elisabeth Mathiesen

3 modules

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Real-world evidence

The value attached to real-world evidence (RWE) in clinical decision making has significantly increased in recent years. Using examples taken from diabetes treatment, this course looks at what RWE is, why it is important and who can benefit from it.

Authors

Dr Marc Evans

1 module CPD

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SGLT-2 inhibitors

From the physiology of renal glucose absorption to key outcome trials, this course provides a detailed introduction to this class of diabetes drugs.

Authors

Professor (Emeritus) David Matthews

Professor John Wilding

Professor Chantal Mathieu

Professor Miles Fisher

9 modules

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Technology and type 1 diabetes

In this course, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring are discussed using real life examples to help you understand how this technology works optimally.

Authors

Professor Pratik Choudhary

Professor Thomas Danne

3 modules CPD

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The pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes

This course explores the mechanisms by which autoimmune destruction of beta cells results in type 1 diabetes, and looks how the process might be arrested.

Authors

Professor Chantal Mathieu

2 modules CPD

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Therapeutic inertia

Therapeutic inertia has been implicated as a significant contributory factor in suboptimal diabetes management. This course explores the phenomenon – defined as the failure to advance or de-intensify therapy when appropriate.

Authors

Professor Kamlesh Khunti

2 modules

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Time in range

This course has been created to introduce you to time in range, a new concept in glycaemic management that challenges the role of HbA1c.

Authors

Professor Thomas Danne

1 module CPD

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