Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction and Overview

    • Introduction & Overview – Diabetes Mellitus,Historical Perspective, Key Milestones

    • Physiology of Glucose Metabolism & the role of Endocrinology

    • What is Diabetes? Pathogenesis and Classification

    • Epidemiology of Major Types of Diabetes
  • 2

    Module 2: Diagnosis , Monitoring, Comprehensive Medical Evaluation

    • Initial Diagnostic Tests

    • Video Session: Initial Diagnostic & Screening Test and Limitations of HbA1c

    • Confirmation & Classification

    • Video Session: Confirmation of Diagnosis & Evaluation of specific type of Diabetes: Pre-diabetes & Type 1

    • Video Session: Diagnosis & Evaluation of specific Diabetes - Type 2, Gestational Diabetes, CFRD, Monogenic DM

    • Video Session: Diabetes Secondary to Endocrinopathies - Acromegaly, Cushing Syndrome, & Phaeochromocytoma - Video Session

    • Video Session: Glucagonoma, Hyperthyroidism, & Hemachromatosis (Diabetes Secondary to Endocrinopathies) , Diseases of Exocrine Pancreas, and NODAT

    • Glucose Monitoring

    • Video Session: Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) - Diabetes & Glucose Monitoring

    • Video Session: Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and Long term Glycemic Monitoring - Diabetes & Glucose Monitoring

    • Comprehensive Medical Evaluation
  • 3

    Module 3: Complications and Comorbidities

    • Acute Complications and Management

    • Video Session: Hypoglycemia - Introduction and Levels

    • Video Session: Hypoglycemia - Causes & Risk Factors, Clinical Features, Symptom, and Signs.

    • Video Session: Nocturnal Hypoglycemia

    • Video Session: Hypoglycemia - Indications for Admission, In-hospital Management, and Long-term Management

    • Video Session: Introduction to Hyperglycemic Emergencies and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Categorization, Pathogensis, Precipitating Factors, and Evaluation of Patient

    • Video Session: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Lab Evaluation, Assessment, Differential Diagnosis of DKA, Indicators of Severity

    • Video Session: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Goals of Treatment and Management

    • Video Session: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Cerebral Edema, Causes of Coma, Eating & Drinking And Introduction to Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)

    • Video Session: Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS) - Diagnostic Criteria, Precipitating Causes, Symptoms, Comparison of DKA & HHS, Goals of Management

    • Chronic Complications and their Monitoring

    • Video Session: Introduction to Chronic Complications, Microvascular - Retinopathy

    • Video Session: Retinopathy - Signs & Types of Management ; Diabetic Nephropathy - Albuminuria, eGFR, CKD

    • Video Session: Chronic Complications - Surveillance ; Diabetic Neuropathy ; Macrovascular Complications - Introduction, ASCVD

    • Video Session: Coronary Artery Disease ; Peripheral Vascular Disease ; Cerebrovascular Disease ; Heart Failure
  • 4

    Module 4: Management of Diabetes

    • General Principals & Goals of Glycemic Control

    • Non-pharmacological management- Therapeutic patient education/ Weight loss exercise and yoga/ Nutrition therapy/ Nutraceuticals and diabetes

    • Pharmacological approaches- Pharmacological therapy for type 1 diabetes, Surgical treatment for type 1 diabetes, Pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes
  • 5

    Module 5

    • Obesity management- Assessment, Non - Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, Metabolic surgery

    • Diabetic Foot: Epidemiology, Assessment and Management