Diabetes 101

This course explores the fundamentals of diabetes knowledge from our perspective, incorporating our traditional knowledge and ways of keeping well. Participants will learn about diabetes within our communities, the body's endocrine system, and diabetes support and management. Anyone can benefit from this course, including frontline health workers, those working in the Western healthcare system, or those who would like an Indigenous perspective on diabetes. By the end of this course, you will have the necessary skills to care for and support loved ones and your community in combatting diabetes.

Learning Topics

  • Diabetes in Indigenous Communities

    How diabetes affects indigenous communities specifically.

  • The Body's Endocrine System

    What the endocrine system is and how it functions.

  • Defining Diabetes

    What is diabetes and how it impacts the body.

  • Diabetes Support & Management

    How diabetes can be managed with the help of a frontline worker.

Course curriculum

    1. Before you start!

    2. Diabetes 101 E-learning Course

    1. Diabetes Timeline

    2. The Endocrine System

    3. Diabetes Complications

    4. Course Workbook

    1. Learner Survey

About this course

  • Free
  • 7 lessons
  • 30 Min e-learning course
  • Certificate