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Insulin safety and managing hypo- and hyperglycaemia

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for ward nurses. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 14 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Insulin safety and managing hypo- and hyperglycaemia course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Insulin types and safe administration · 8 min

    Name the main insulin types and give insulin safely, avoiding the errors on the Never Events list.

  • Lesson 2: Blood glucose monitoring · 6 min

    Check capillary blood glucose and ketones and know the target ranges your service uses.

  • Lesson 3: Hypoglycaemia recognition and treatment · 8 min

    Recognise hypoglycaemia and treat it step by step using your hypo protocol.

  • Lesson 4: DKA and hyperglycaemic emergencies · 8 min

    Recognise signs of DKA and HHS and escalate straight away.

  • Lesson 5: Diabetes in pregnancy and in older people · 5 min

    Adjust your care for pregnant women and frail older people with diabetes.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    Final assessment · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction for staff who give insulin or monitor glucose, then refresher at the interval set by your organisation (organisation policy).

Ward nurses, healthcare assistants, care-home staff, community and practice nurses who give insulin or look after people with diabetes.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Your insulin prescribing and administration policy, including self-administration
  • Your hypoglycaemia protocol
  • Where hypo boxes are kept and what they contain
  • The glucose and ketone meters you use and their quality checks
  • Who tests, how often, and the targets your service uses
  • How to escalate a deteriorating patient or resident
  • How to reach the diabetes specialist team
  • The maternity diabetes team
  • Targets agreed for frail older people
  • Where completion is recorded
  • Link to the live companion session
  • Link to this course
  • The educator running the live session
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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