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Diabetes is one of the most common health problems in the world. People all across the globe are facing this disease. In fact, more and young people are falling victim to this menace. Earlier, only old population was susceptible to diabetes but now because of changing lifestyle, increasing stress and other related fields, even the younger generation is faced with this trouble. One needs to take utmost care to control diabetes. One of the best methods for keeping diabetes in control is by checking blood glucose level. This particular bit of information will keep both you and your doctor aware of your exact condition. The problem and exact nature of diabetes and its treatment differ from person to person. Many people have to take insulin regularly.
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) is the pioneer in terms of distance learning education in India. This institute offers several quality courses in different subjects. The courses offered are at degree, diplomas and certificates level. IGNOU certification is given great value in corporate field. The specialty of IGNOU lies in its ability to offer educational courses keeping in mind present day demand. Many other institutes provide courses that were first offered by IGNOU. One such course is diabetes care. This is truly a timely step from the esteemed institution considering the increasing number of diabetic cases all over the country. The main focus of this program is to provide the students with the knowledge and skills about management of the disease in relation to diet.
IGNOU’s certificate programme in diabetes care for community workers is a six month short-term course. The program is expected to prove very useful for diabetic clinics, health centres and hospitals. The program is designed as per the instruction issued by IGNOU. The course is targeted at developing able workforce to work with diabetes patients. There is a serious crunch of skilled personnel in diabetic care departments and this course aims to bridge the gap between the demand and supply for diabetic care professionals. The course curriculum has been designed with a view of providing or upgrading knowledge about diabetes, its management and complications and prevention. Workers will be able to learn all the skills required to assess the diabetic patients. The course also strives to train workers in how to care for the diabetic patient and their family members.
Diabetic care course is definitely one of the first of its kind in India. IGNOU has taken the initiative to contribute its bit in handling problem of diabetes. According to university statement, this is for the first time that any university or educational institution has approached the issue of care of the diabetics through an organized academic programme. University hopes to encourage other community workers to come forward and enroll in this course. Trained workers are definitely required to handle increasing cases of diabetes in India.
One can contact IGNOU at below given address:-
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi
New Delhi - 110 068
Phone: +91-11-29535924-32, 29535062-65, 29534976, 29533647, 29535927
sred@ignou.ac.in
www.ignou.ac.in
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