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Diabetes

 

Diabetes Risk Assessment
for Holistic Therapists
 Home Study Diploma Course

A Diploma Correspondence Course
of 8 Lessons

Home study is the modern, flexible way to learn holistic medicine.
No attendance necessary. All courses conducted by distance learning.
This course leads to a Practitioner Qualification.
When you graduate we can  introduce you to a UK insurance company.
With your School of Natural Health Sciences (SNHS) qualification
and insurance cover you will be entitled to practise your therapy.
 
Diabetes is widely recognised as one of the leading causes of death and disability in the industrialised world. The purpose of this course on diabetes mellitus is to ensure that complementary therapists are in possession of sound information so that they will be aware of the symptoms and dangers of this disease and therefore in a position to know when to recommend that a client seeks qualified medical advice and assistance.

Desired Learning Outcome:  After completion of this course the therapist should be in a position to make a 'diabetic risk assessment' regarding both new or existing clients and, when necessary, advise them to consult their doctor.
Once a client has consulted their medical practitioner and diabetes has been confirmed, then the therapist may continue with their particular treatment in the light of this knowledge.

Diabetes is incurable. However, early diagnosis, followed by the appropriate treatment, will enable the client to live a full and productive life.

This course will be of benefit to every Holistic Therapist. It is knowledge that a therapist can use in a way that can potentially save a client from the serious consequences of this disease.

This is seen as an 'additional course' to all other therapy training and is provided to broaden the knowledge and increase awareness of this ailment for all our students and graduates.
 

Subjects included in the Course:

 

  • What is Diabetes  Mellitus?

  • Diabetes Types 1 & 2.

  • Why Holistic Therapists should be knowledgeable about diabetes.

  • Long term complications from diabetes due to late diagnosis.

  • Duty of care that the therapist owes to the client.

  • The endocrine system and the pancreas.

  • Production of the hormones insulin and glucagon.

  • The regulation of blood sugar.

  • Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia.

  • The treatment of Diabetes.

  • Medication and Diet.

  • The importance of Diet and Weight Control.

  • Levels of blood glucose.

  • The symptoms of diabetes.

  • The complications and long term physical damage caused by diabetes.

  • Blindness, kidney failure, heart disease, nerve damage, and limb amputations.

  • Implications for the Holistic Therapist.

  • How the therapist can make a 'preliminary diagnosis'.

  • Managing the initial discussion.

  • The questions that the therapist needs to ask and how the answers may be interpreted.

  • Assessing the results of the discussion session.

  • How to advise on Dietary measures and exercise programmes.

  • How you can incorporate diabetic risk assessment into your practice.

 
Students obtaining 80% average pass marks
 will be awarded an accredited SNHS Diploma
 entitling them to practise.
 
Fees:

Tutored: single payment of $ 390
 or $97.50 deposit
 followed by 3 monthly payments of $ 97.50
 
 Self-Study: single payment of $ 190
 or $ 47.50 deposit
 followed by 3 monthly payments of $ 47.50

 
 
 

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