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Diabetes – the Essential Facts

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Course Summary

Learn essential facts about diabetes in this course, including risk factors, symptoms, treatment options, and complications. Gain a deeper understanding of how to prevent and manage diabetes to improve your overall health.

Key Learning Points

Discover the different types of diabetes and their causes
Learn about the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes
Explore treatment options, including lifestyle changes and medications
Understand the complications associated with diabetes and how to manage them

Learning Outcomes

Understand the different types of diabetes and their causes
Identify the risk factors and symptoms of diabetes
Learn about treatment options and how to manage complications

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

No prior knowledge of diabetes is required
Basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology is recommended

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

Self-paced
Online
Video lectures
Quizzes and assessments

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Dr. Jason Fung
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Description

Across the world more than 420 million people are living with diabetes. Two thirds of these have not yet been diagnosed. When discovered late or managed incorrectly, diabetes can damage your heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves, leading to disability and premature death. In fact, more people are dying of diabetes related diseases than of diseases as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.

This course will provide you with an introduction to the most recent research in the field of prevention and treatment of diabetes as well as a broader understanding of the situation in different communities, rich and poor, across the world, where diabetes threatens public health. What kind of disease is diabetes, who has it, and who is at risk of getting it? And what are the roles of medicine, exercise and nutrition when trying to prevent, delay or treat diabetes? During the course you will meet researchers and experts from Imperial College London, Emory University in Atlanta, Steno Diabetes Center in Copenhagen as well as the School of Global Health and the Center for Basic Metabolic Research at the University of Copenhagen. They work with very different aspects of diabetes, from microbiology to global public health, but what ties them together is the belief that it is a global responsibility to combat diabetes, and this fight can only be won through new knowledge and global collaboration. We hope you will join us in the course and equip yourself to take part in the ongoing discussions of this truly global and individual health challenge. This course is also part of the EIT Health programme.

Outline

Fundamentals of Diabetes
Welcome to the course
What is diabetes?
Who has diabetes?
Who is at risk?
What is diabetes?
Who has diabetes?
Who is at risk?
Global burden of diabetes

Prevention and Treatment
What role does exercise play?
What role does nutrition play?
What role does overweight and obesity play?
What role does exercise play?
What role does nutrition play?
What role does overweight and obesity play?
Diabetes in low and middle income countries

Diabetes in the Future
Can we cure diabetes?
Surgery, drugs and microchips
How to fight the global epidemic
Can we cure diabetes?
Surgery, drugs and microchips

Summary of User Reviews

Read reviews of the Diabetes: Essential Facts course on Coursera. Users praise the comprehensive content and engaging instructors. However, some users feel that the course could benefit from more interactive elements.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

comprehensive content

Pros from User Reviews

In-depth coverage of diabetes and its management
Expert instructors who are engaging and knowledgeable
Flexible schedule allows users to learn at their own pace

Cons from User Reviews

Lack of interactive elements, such as quizzes or assignments
Some users found the course to be too basic
No opportunity for interaction with other learners

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