Certificate of Diabetic Nutrition

There are approximately 72 million people with diabetes in India, and the country is set to become the diabetes capital of world. Nutrition has an important role to play in the management of diabetes.  Medical nutrition therapy is an integral component of diabetes management and diabetes self-management education. Many patients with diabetes get inadequate education about nutrition  there is a need for an education program that will provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge required to deliver evidence-based nutritional interventions to diabetes patients.

The Certificate in Diabetes Nutrition course will increase the awareness of clinicians and dieticians on the principles of creating nutrition therapy and diet plans for various diabetes patients. The course will give you knowledge on how to create beneficial nutritional interventions by combining evidence-based recommendations and considering the individual’s cultural and ethnic background, and personal preferences.

What you will learn

• Module 1 – Introduction to Diabetes.
• Module 2 – Medical Nutrition Therapy.
• Module 3 – Diet Planning.
• Module 4 – Nutrition in Special populations with diabetes.
• Module 5 -Nutrition in diabetes related complications.
• Module 6 –Nutrition recommendations for prevention of diabetes.