Diabetes Type 2: Nothing Sweet About It (Sep 19, 2022 - Mar 01, 2026)

Diabetes Type 2: Nothing Sweet About It is organized by ATrain Education, Inc..

Expiration Date: March 1, 2026

Course Summary:
Overview of type 2 diabetes, including underlying physiology, clinical forms, prevalence, causes, and complications. Addresses prediabetes and metabolic syndrome, as well as the normal regulation of blood glucose levels and insulin production/resistance. Explores complex management issues.

Course Objectives:
When you finish this course you will be able to:

• Summarize the history of Diabetes Mellitus.
• Summarize the prevalence, mortality, and morbidity of diabetes.
• Compare and contrast the four classifications of diabetes mellitus.
• Explain the body’s regulation of blood glucose during the normal metabolism of foods and the pathology that arises with diabetes mellitus.
• Describe risk factors for diabetes mellitus.
• Explain the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus.
• Identify risk factors for metabolic syndrome and prediabetes.
• Describe the optimal diabetes healthcare team and how they teach self-management.
• Explain treatment strategies for diabetes.
• Compare and contrast the acute and chronic complications of type 2 diabetes.
• Discuss the chronic complications of type 2 diabetes.
• Explain the two prongs of type 2 diabetes prevention.