Diabetes and Heart Failure
Diabetes and heart failure frequently develop together, each making the other harder to manage. This course explains the connection between these conditions and gives you practical tools to stay in control. You'll learn how to track key numbers, recognise early warning signs, and understand how your medications work. The course covers lifestyle strategies — nutrition, movement, and stress management — that protect both your heart and metabolism. Each module ends with clear steps and questions to bring to your care team. Designed for patients and caregivers, this course builds the knowledge and confidence to manage both conditions well.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the clinical relationship between diabetes and heart failure.
- Explain the mechanisms by which diabetes damages cardiac structure and function.
- Identify the overlapping symptoms and diagnostic criteria for diabetes and heart failure.
- Describe pharmacological treatments that address both diabetes and heart failure.
- Apply dietary and activity strategies to manage co-existing diabetes and heart failure.
- Identify strategies to prevent cardiac and diabetic complications.
- Apply self-management strategies to maintain quality of life with both conditions.
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Diabetes and Heart Failure
Module 2: How Diabetes Affects the Heart
Module 3: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Module 4: Treatment Options
Module 5: Lifestyle Tips for Managing Both Conditions
Module 6: Preventing Complications
Module 7: Living Well with Diabetes and Heart Failure