HealthSims offers top quality, highly accurate diabetes training appropriate for a wide audience at no charge.  The Type 1 Diabetes training course is available now.  Training for Type 2 Diabetes is coming soon.

Type 1 Diabetes Training

The Type 1 Diabetes training course includes the basic facts about type 1 diabetes and the common treatment strategies. This course has received the American Association of Diabetic Educators’ Favorably Reviewed seal which according to the AADE assures the learner that “leading experts in the field have carefully examined the educational content of the product, and that it is a product they can use and distribute with confidence.” 

You will find lessons learned and practical tips on a wide variety of topics from over 300 people from across North America that have first-hand experience managing this disease. In this exciting training course, you will hear people tell their own stories and share their personal lessons learned. You will also have the opportunity to test your own knowledge of type 1 diabetes in the practice activities embedded in the training topics as well as in the Practice Activities Topic which includes 100 questions to test your knowledge of content taught throughout the course. 

The training course is divided into 15 topics, and you can complete the training topics in any order you wish.  Course topics will provide you with helpful (and sometimes lifesaving) tips and answers to questions like

• How do I handle trick-or-treating on Halloween with a diabetic child?
•  How do you handle lunches and snacks at school?
•  What tips do you have for making shots less painful?
•  What are some things I can do to avoid extreme high and low blood sugar readings?
•  What are the advantages and disadvantages to using an insulin pump?