✅ Gain confidence with insulin dosing

Say goodbye to the unpredictable guessing game that comes with adjusting insulin settings on your own and  frustration from long wait times for adjustments from your care team that only offer short-term fixes.

With expert guidance from this course, you'll have confidence that comes with having the knowledge to make self-adjustments to your insulin management. 

✅ Reduce fear & anxiety

Free yourself from the persistent anxiety of unpredictable low blood sugar episodes and the automatic fear of potential long-term complications with every high blood sugar reading.

Discover proactive strategies to maintain stable blood sugar levels, offering you peace of mind and the freedom to live your life without the weight of constant worry.

✅ Improve time in range & lower A1C

Despite your best efforts, it's frustrating when your time in range and A1C don't reflect the hard work you've invested in diabetes management.

Together, we will equip you with the essential self-management skills to experience lasting improvements to increase your time in range and decrease your A1C.

This training section offers a solid foundation on insulin basics, crucial for beginners and those seeking a refresher. Topics covered include:

• Types of insulin: Explore characteristics and usage in diabetes management.
• Mechanisms of action: Understand how insulin regulates blood sugar levels.
• Effective diabetes management: Learn the basics of insulin utilization in diabetes care.

Section 2: Adjusting Insulin Doses 

This section will focus on developing personalized insulin regimens tailored to your insulin needs. You will have individual trainings that deep-dive into the following topics:

• Basal insulin: Analyzing patterns, adjusting safely based on individual needs.
• Bolus insulin: Safe adjustment, timing importance, managing risks.
• Dosing for meal types: Understanding impacts of different meals on blood sugar levels, adjusting doses effectively based on various factors, and timing insulin doses appropriately.

Section 3: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

This training section focuses on leveraging blood glucose data to enhance diabetes management. Topics include:

• Overview of blood glucose monitoring
• Understanding target glucose levels forl diabetes management
• Reviewing essential CGM terminology
• Identifying common glucose patterns
• Strategies for confirming patterns and making insulin therapy adjustments

Specific guidance will be provided for Dexcom & Freestyle Libre users on interpreting Dexcom Clarity and LibreView reports.

Section 4: Overcoming Fear and Anxiety

Lesson 5: Practical Tips for Insulin Management

In this section, we'll cover essential topics for managing diabetes in your daily life, including financial savings, proper storage, adhesive issues, traveling, sick day management, and exercise. Here's a brief overview:

• Practical tips for minimizing insulin costs, such as generic options and patient assistance programs.
• Importance of safe insulin storage, including strategies like refrigeration and avoiding extreme temperatures.
• Site rotation for insulin injections to prevent issues like lipohypertrophy and optimize absorption.
• Sick day management, including adjustments and frequent monitoring.
• Traveling with diabetes: considering time zone changes and meal timing.
• Exercise: how insulin needs change during exercise and physical activity,

BONUS: Automated Insulin Pumps

Diabetes technology is constantly improving in an effort to reduce the daily burden of diabetes. Despite these advancements, automated insulin pumps still have quite a few limitations that users should be aware of in order to maximize their potential. This training will discuss:

• Basics of automated insulin pumps
• Pros and cons of using automated insulin pumps
• Common challenges associated with automated insulin pump use.
• Additional training to review the functions of automated insulin pumps for a clearer understanding of how they work and their limitations.

✅ Gain confidence with insulin dosing

Say goodbye to the unpredictable guessing game that comes with adjusting insulin settings on your own and  frustration from long wait times for adjustments from your care team that only offer short-term fixes.

With expert guidance from this course, you'll have confidence that comes with having the knowledge to make self-adjustments to your insulin management. 

✅ Reduce fear & anxiety

Free yourself from the persistent anxiety of unpredictable low blood sugar episodes and the automatic fear of potential long-term complications with every high blood sugar reading.

Discover proactive strategies to maintain stable blood sugar levels, offering you peace of mind and the freedom to live your life without the weight of constant worry.

✅ Improve time in range & lower A1C

Despite your best efforts, it's frustrating when your time in range and A1C don't reflect the hard work you've invested in diabetes management.

Together, we will equip you with the essential self-management skills to experience lasting improvements to increase your time in range and decrease your A1C.

Section 1: Basics of Insulin

This training section offers a solid foundation on insulin basics, crucial for beginners and those seeking a refresher. Topics covered include:

Types of insulin: Explore characteristics and usage in diabetes management.

Mechanisms of action: Understand how insulin regulates blood sugar levels.

Effective diabetes management: Learn the basics of insulin utilization in diabetes care.

Section 2: Adjusting Insulin Doses 

This section will focus on developing personalized insulin regimens tailored to your insulin needs. You will have individual trainings that deep-dive into the following topics:

Basal insulin: Analyzing patterns, adjusting safely based on individual needs.

Bolus insulin: Safe adjustment, timing importance, managing risks.

Dosing for meal types: Understanding impacts of different meals on blood sugar levels, adjusting doses effectively based on various factors, and timing insulin doses appropriately.

Section 3: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

This training section focuses on leveraging blood glucose data to enhance diabetes management. Topics include:

Overview of blood glucose monitoring

Understanding target glucose levels forl diabetes management

Reviewing essential CGM terminology

Identifying common glucose patterns

Strategies for confirming patterns and making insulin therapy adjustments

**Specific guidance will be provided for Dexcom & Freestyle Libre users on interpreting Dexcom Clarity and LibreView reports.

Section 4: Overcoming Fear and Anxiety

This section focuses on the emotional complexities associated with insulin therapy, acknowledging that it's not as straightforward as "just do it." Topics include:

Identifying and understanding the fear, anxiety, and stigma surrounding insulin use.

Exploring the root causes of these emotions and their impact on self-management and overall well-being.

Discussing effective strategies for addressing and overcoming fear, anxiety, and stigma related to insulin use.

Lesson 5: Practical Tips for Insulin Management

In this section, we'll cover essential topics for managing diabetes in your daily life, including financial savings, proper storage, adhesive issues, traveling, sick day management, and exercise. Here's a brief overview:

Practical tips for minimizing insulin costs, such as generic options and patient assistance programs.

Importance of safe insulin storage, including strategies like refrigeration and avoiding extreme temperatures.

Site rotation for insulin injections to prevent issues like lipohypertrophy and optimize absorption.

Sick day management, including adjustments and frequent monitoring.

Traveling with diabetes: considering time zone changes and meal timing.

Exercise: how insulin needs change during exercise and physical activity,

BONUS: Automated Insulin Pumps

Diabetes technology is constantly improving in an effort to reduce the daily burden of diabetes. Despite these advancements, automated insulin pumps still have quite a few limitations that users should be aware of in order to maximize their potential. This training will discuss:

Basics of automated insulin pumps

Pros and cons of using automated insulin pumps

Common challenges associated with automated insulin pump use

Additional training to review the functions of automated insulin pumps for a clearer understanding of how they work and their limitations