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University of Leicester - Reversing Diabetes: Fact or Fiction? 

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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

2,205

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Reversing Diabetes: Fact or Fiction?
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Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks
  • Weekly study 2 hours
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Reversing Diabetes: Fact or Fiction?
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Course details

More about this course
  • There is a growing prevalence of diseases which can be directly linked to our modern lifestyle and diet. Research into preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes is now heavily focused on obesity and weight loss.
  • On this course, you will explore the physiological effects of weight gain and weight loss. You will consider what is meant by type 2 diabetes prevention, remission, reversal and cure.
  • You will also examine how those living with type 2 diabetes can help themselves, as well as the role of healthcare professionals in supporting self-management.

Reversing Diabetes: Fact or Fiction?
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Curriculum

Defining what we mean by prevention, remission, reversal and cure.

Introduction to the course

What is Type 2 diabetes?

Risk factors for Type 2 diabetes

Introduction to Type 2 diabetes remission

Personal and public perspectives

Review of week 1

A look at the pathophysiology of excess body weight.

Introduction to week 2

Pathophysiology of obesity

Evidence for type 2 diabetes remission

Remission for everyone?

Personal and public perspectives

Review of week 2

Remission in the real world: Improving and supporting self-management.

Introduction to week 3

Remission in clinical practice

Remission applied to the real world

What is self-management?

Personal and public perspectives

Review of week 3

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