Table 1 Summary of USM-IAM module content
Topics | Learning Outcomes | Content |
|---|---|---|
Diabetes and insulin | To give general information to diabetic patients about diabetes and its relationship with insulin | Diabetes definition Types of diabetes The relationship between diabetes and insulin Types of insulin Why do people with diabetes inject different insulin types? Insulin regimes |
Nonadherence to insulin treatment and the consequences of nonadherence | Improve the knowledge and understanding of diabetic patients about nonadherence to insulin treatment and its outcome | Definition of nonadherence to insulin treatment The effect of nonadherence to insulin treatment |
Causes of nonadherence to insulin treatment and suggested solutions. | Improve the knowledge and understanding of diabetic patients about the causes of nonadherence to insulin injections and how to overcome them. | Insulin side effects Problems with insulin injections Negative attitude towards insulin Expensive cost of monitoring Wrong perception of insulin Myths on insulin |
Empowering diabetes self-care. | Improve knowledge and understanding of target sugar control, blood pressure, cholesterol, and ideal body weight. Improve the motivation of diabetic patients to check sugar levels and adjust insulin doses. | How to control diabetes How to do SMBG How to adjust insulin doses based on the sugar level |
Fasting safely with insulin treatment | Improve the knowledge of diabetic patients about methods to fast safely despite injecting insulin | When should I check my sugar levels while fasting? How to modify the insulin dose while fasting? When should I break my fast? |