To gain an understanding of diabetes and its treatment

• Understand what diabetes is, and the difference between the two main types
• Know the dangers and symptoms of hypoglycaemia
• Be aware of healthy blood sugar levels, and how to test them
• Identify the different types of insulin, and their origins
• Know how to administer insulin to a patient
• Understand how diet and body mass can affect and treat diabetes
• Be aware of how to document diabetes and individual responsibilities around it