Safely injecting insulin course
Essential training for aged care workers
Overview
With a growing number of home and aged care residents requiring insulin, the demand for staff with diabetes training is increasing. Our Safely injecting insulin in a care environment course can equip your care staff with the essential skills to monitor blood glucose levels and safely injecting insulin.
Why choose this course?
This training can help your organisation stay ahead of the compliance requirements while delivering safer, more efficient, and high-quality care to your residents with diabetes.
By developing monitoring and insulin injecting skills, your staff can help your organisation:
- Improve care delivery: Residents receive timely and effective care.
- Build confidence: Trained staff feel more capable managing diabetes care, leading to better resident outcomes.
- Resident safety: Minimises risks associated with incorrect insulin dosages, ensuring safe and timely care.
- Boost operational efficiency: Frees up RNs and ENs to focus on higher-level clinical tasks, optimising workforce utilisation.
This training also prepares your organisation to meet the updated Aged Care Quality Standards that take effect on 1 July 2025, as it is:
- Aligned with the standards: Ensures your staff can deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care.
- Demonstrates compliance: Highlights your organisation’s commitment to staff training and continuous improvement.
- Shows improved outcomes: Ensures diabetes care is managed professionally and consistently, improving resident health outcomes.
- Building assurance: Builds trust with families and regulators by delivering high-quality care.
Course details
The Safely injecting insulin in a care environment course is specifically designed for care workers. As part of this they will develop the skills to monitor glucose levels using a blood glucose meter or sensor. They will then learn how to safely inject insulin using an insulin pen, ensuring correct technique and dosage. Staff will also learn to recognise and respond to adverse reactions or emergencies. The course shows participants how to accurately document insulin administration, including dose, timing, and any issues. It promotes the importance of following policies, procedures and diabetes management plans to deliver safe, consistent, and high-quality diabetes care.
To ensure participants develop this knowledge and skills they complete:
- 2-hour online prerequisite: Practical Diabetes for Aged Care Workers, ensuring foundational knowledge of diabetes care.
- 3-hour online advanced training: Covers glucose monitoring, insulin injection techniques, managing adverse reactions and emergency situations, and documenting insulin injections.
- 3-hour face-to-face practical session: Hands-on training with an instructor who is both a registered nurse (RN) and credentialled diabetes educator (CDE), ensuring competency and confidence.
Availability
Currently, the training is available exclusively in the Greater Sydney area, including Wollongong, Gosford and Newcastle.
Our tailored, hands-on sessions are delivered directly at your facility.
Costs and booking
Prices start from $399 (ex. GST) per person. A minimum of 10 participants per session is required.
Bookings are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Spots are limited, so don’t miss this opportunity to ensure your team is fully prepared to meet client needs.
Need training for a small team? Email us on training@diabetesqualified.com.au, as we may be able to organise shared sessions with other facilities
Why our clients choose to upskill their staff with this training:
- To ensure compliance with updated standards
Stay ahead of the Aged Care Quality Standards starting 1 July 2025.
- To ensure compliance with updated standards
- To improve resident safety and care outcomes
Reduce risks and enhance quality of life through confident diabetes management.
- To improve resident safety and care outcomes
- To provide timely care for residents
Ensure residents receive insulin when they need it, such as during meal times, without having to wait for a nurse to become available.
- To provide timely care for residents
- To free up nurses
Equip the team with the skills to manage insulin administration, allowing RNs and ENs to focus on other priorities.
- To free up nurses
- To minimise hospitalisations and medical errors
Reduce the risk of incidents like falls or incorrect insulin doses, avoiding unnecessary medical costs.
- To minimise hospitalisations and medical errors
- To enhance reputation and build trust
Demonstrate a commitment to safe, high-quality care and attract more residents.
- To enhance reputation and build trust
- To meet growing resident needs as diabetes becomes more prevalent
Equip the team to handle the increasing number of residents requiring diabetes care.
- To meet growing resident needs as diabetes becomes more prevalent
- To reduce after-hours care pressures
Enable care workers to manage insulin administration, reducing reliance on after-hours callouts for nurses.
- To reduce after-hours care pressures
- To optimise compliance documentation
Ensure accurate record-keeping of insulin administration, improving compliance and reducing audit risks.
- To optimise compliance documentation
Important considerations
Before booking your session(s), there are a few key considerations. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you every step of the way to ensure your organisation and staff can meet these requirements smoothly.
Online training completion:
- All learners must complete the online training at least 48 hours before the practical session.
- Learners who do not complete the training will not be able to attend the practical session.
- Rescheduling to another session may incur an additional fee.
How we support you: We’ll provide clear timelines and reminders to ensure your team has plenty of time to complete the training.
Certificate of completion:
- Certificates are only issued once a learner has completed all online and practical training components, including assessments.
How we support you: The training is designed to help participants succeed, with expert guidance and hands-on training provided by a Credentialled Diabetes Educator.
Eligibility
As part of our training standards, we require the following to be in place at your facility. If you need assistance meeting these requirements, talk to us. We’re here to help.
Policies and procedures:
- Your facility must have, or be able to implement, policies and procedures that allow care or support staff to monitor glucose levels and inject insulin. This must be done before they commence these tasks within your facility.
- Diabetes Qualified can provide an example policy and procedure template to assist with the development or amendment of your facility’s own documents.
Diabetes management plan:
- Your client(s) must have a Diabetes Management Plan in place. These plans are typically developed by a Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) or other qualified health professional involved in the client’s diabetes care.
Informed consent:
- Informed consent must be obtained from the client to allow a care or support worker to inject their insulin.
- If the client cannot provide consent, it must be obtained from an authorised guardian.
Delegating authority:
- Your facility must ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) or other appropriate delegating authority is available to delegate insulin injections and provide support to care or support staff.
Need guidance? If you have questions or need support to ensure your facility meets these requirements, reach out to us. We’re happy to help!
Why Diabetes Qualified?
- This course is developed by Diabetes Qualified, Diabetes Australia’s training arm, ensuring high standards of diabetes education.
- Diabetes Qualified has a team of specialists experienced in developing a range of eLearning programs and online tools for health professionals, healthcare workers and people with diabetes and their families.
- Our clients in the health sector include NDSS, Sydney Local Health District, Ascensia Diabetes Care, Agency of Clinical Innovation (ACI), Ministry of Health, TAL insurance, ConvaTec and Becton Dickson.
- Diabetes Qualified believes in building engaging content that inspires people to learn and apply practical knowledge in their workplace.