Understanding Insulin

• An introduction to insulin and diabetes • How the body controls blood glucose concentrations • How insulin works and what happens in diabetes • Types of insulin available for clinical use • Clinical indications for using insulin • Administration of insulin • Factors affecting insulin performance • The side effects of insulin Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course has been primarily created for healthcare professionals to help reduce concerns around prescribing and managing insulin. However it might be also of interest to people with diabetes who do not have regular access to a healthcare professional and who want to find out more about how insulin works. You can use the hashtag #FLinsulin to talk about this course on social media.