Diabetes Management University of Sharjah

Overview

The Diabetes Management program at the University of Sharjah aims to create a stimulating environment for research, teaching and education about diabetes, and an enthusiastic and supportive community of medical healthcare professionals with an interest in diabetes health care, linked via a learning environment.

Program objectives

• Analyze the classification, presentation, and diagnosis of diabetes, pre-diabetes and disorders of glucose metabolism and to evaluate the implications of these diagnoses.

• Appraise past, current and emerging therapies in diabetes.

• Provide efficiently and personalized health education to people with diabetes.

• Evaluate design, development and implementation of local clinical practice guidelines for diabetes and alignment with the health system resources and health teams.

• Critically appraise research evidence in the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of diabetes to inform and support the ways in which you engage in clinical and lifestyle management for people with diabetes