Fellowship in Diabetology Bangalore

Course details

Fellowship in Diabetology course will not only enhance the in-depth understanding of diabetes but also will also let a physician deal with all relative clinical cases with ease. The course will impart knowledge about the management of diabetes and the treatment methods of life-threatening diseases.

Curriculum:

Module 1 – Introduction & Overview

• Physiology of Glucose Metabolism & the role of Endocrinology
• Key landmarks/historical perspective of Diabetes
• What is diabetes? Pathogenesis and classification
• Epidemiology of major types of diabetes

Module 2 – Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Comprehensive Medical Evaluation

• Diagnostic Test
• Confirmation & Presentation (Type 1 & 2), GDM & Others 
• Further clinical pointers 
• Glucose monitoring- Self Monitoring/ HNSM, CGM, Long Term Glycemic Monitoring 
• Comprehensive Medical Evaluation

Module 3 – Complication and Comorbidities

• Acute Complications 
• Chronic complications
• Monitoring of Complications- Macrovascular & Microvascular

Module 4- Management of Diabetes

• General Principals & Goals of Glycemic Control 
• Nonpharmacological 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

Module 5- Management of Comorbidities/complications/DM in extremes of age

• Obesity management- Assessment, Non - Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, Metabolic surgery
• Cardiovascular disease and risk management in diabetes patient- Hypertension and CAD, Lipid management, 
• Antiplatelet agents, Heart Failure
• Microvascular complications and foot care in diabetes- Diabetic Kidney, Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetic Neuropathy, Footcare
• Diabetes in Childhood and Geriatric Population

Updated on 29 December, 2021