BBO Training

Course Overview

This comprehensive one-day Diabetes Update course is designed for healthcare professionals already actively involved in diabetes management within Primary Care.

The programme provides an evidence-based update aligned with current NICE guidance, national cardiovascular risk strategies, and evolving pharmacological developments in Type 2 diabetes care. Teaching focuses on refining clinical decision-making, optimising treatment pathways, and managing complexity in patients with multimorbidity.

Participants will explore advances in glucose-lowering therapies, cardiovascular and renal protective prescribing, technology integration, and risk reduction strategies. The course also addresses emerging trends in diabetes prevention and remission.

Learning is interactive and case-based, supporting practical application within structured diabetes reviews and long-term condition management.

Who Should Attend

This course is suitable for:

• Practice Nurses delivering diabetes reviews
• Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• General Practitioners
• Primary Care Pharmacists
• Paramedics working in Primary Care
• Clinicians already managing patients with diabetes

Participants should have prior experience in diabetes care.

What This Course Covers

Current Landscape of Diabetes Care

• Updates in diabetes classification
• National prevalence and epidemiology
• Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk integration
• Diabetes prevention pathways

Diagnostic and Guideline Updates

• Revisiting diagnostic criteria
• Prediabetes and high-risk identification
• NICE updates in Type 2 diabetes management
• Individualised HbA1c targets

Pharmacological Advances

• Optimising metformin use
• SGLT2 inhibitors and cardiovascular/renal protection
• GLP-1 receptor agonists and weight management
• Dual therapy and combination strategies
• Deprescribing considerations
• Polypharmacy in multimorbidity

Insulin and Technology

• Indications for insulin initiation
• Basal insulin optimisation
• Overview of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
• Practical considerations in Primary Care
• Structured education and technology signposting

Hypoglycaemia and Risk Management

• Recognising and managing hypoglycaemia
• Sick day rules
• Acute hyperglycaemia
• Safety-netting and patient education

Case-Based Clinical Application

• Complex multimorbidity scenarios
• Cardiovascular disease integration
• Renal impairment and prescribing decisions
• Shared decision-making discussions

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply current NICE guidance in advanced diabetes management
• Optimise pharmacological therapy in Type 2 diabetes
• Incorporate cardiovascular and renal protection strategies
• Understand emerging technologies in glucose monitoring
• Manage hypoglycaemia and acute illness safely
• Individualise treatment goals in patients with multimorbidity
• Identify opportunities for remission and prevention pathways

Course Format

Duration: Full-day (approximately 6 hours teaching time)

Delivery: Virtual

Format includes:

• Structured teaching sessions
• Case-based discussion
• Clinical scenario analysis
• Interactive Q&A

Certification

Certificate of attendance provided for CPD and revalidation purposes.