MBHT5001: Diabetes Management
Skip to main content
Unit of study_

MBHT5001: Diabetes Management

2025 unit information

This highly clinically based and practical unit of study is the foundational diabetes unit at postgraduate level and has been specifically designed for clinicians looking to develop, update and advance their diabetes management skills. You will learn how to effectively manage diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, through a personalised, case-based approach. Current evidence and concepts in epidemiology, classification, pathogenesis and screening for diabetes and its complications will be addressed. The focus is on patient-centred management of diabetes, including patient engagement, weight management, and anti-hyperglycaemic medication options and regimens. You will also learn about diabetes emergencies, inpatient diabetes care and sick day diabetes management. Different health care delivery methods in diabetes and team based approaches to care will be discussed. Diabetes care in specific populations, including pregnancy, the elderly, rural and remote, and culturally and linguistically diverse, will be explored. This unit is the precursor to the Advanced Diabetes Management unit of study (MBHT5002).

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Metabolic Health
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
? 
None
Corequisites:
? 
None
Prohibitions:
? 
None
Assumed knowledge:
? 
This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. define, diagnose and classify diabetes mellitus
  • LO2. screen for and know how to prevent diabetes
  • LO3. understand and manage pre-diabetes
  • LO4. understand how to approach diabetes assessment and management including through patient engagement, education, lifestyle change and anti-hyperglycaemic medications
  • LO5. understand the role of bariatric surgery in diabetes prevention and management
  • LO6. know how to prevent and identify and manage acute complications in diabetes
  • LO7. know which co-morbidities are common in diabetes and when/how to screen for them
  • LO8. know how to prevent and identify and manage macrovascular, microvascular and other complications in diabetes
  • LO9. understand the issues when assessing and managing diabetes in specific populations and settings, particularly in pregnancy.

Unit availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.

Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Distance education/intensive on campus Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2025
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Distance education/intensive on campus Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Distance education/intensive on campus Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Distance education/intensive on campus Remote
Semester 1 2022
Distance education/intensive on campus Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Distance education/intensive on campus Remote
Semester 1 2023
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2024
Online Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney

Find your current year census dates

Modes of attendance (MoA)

This refers to the Mode of attendance (MoA) for the unit as it appears when you’re selecting your units in Sydney Student. Find more information about modes of attendance on our website.