Diabetes and insulin administration training for up to 12 staff, £495+VAT flat
Full day · Insulin practice on injection pads · Certificate valid 3 years
Diabetes management and insulin administration training gives health and support workers the knowledge and skills to support people with insulin-dependent diabetes: blood glucose monitoring, recognising and treating hypos and hypers, foot care, diabetes medicines and insulin administration, practised on injection pads with training pens and syringes. Kasorb delivers it on-site in a full day. £495+VAT covers up to 12 staff.
- Insulin administration practised on injection pads, with training pens and syringes
- Blood glucose monitoring, and recognising and treating hypos and hypers
- The support worker's role in insulin management, made clear
- £495+VAT for the full day — up to 12 staff, not per person
- Certificates emailed the next day
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Compliance and certification
Staff receive a Kasorb certificate of completion, valid for three years. They leave fully trained and certified, ready for your usual in-house competency sign-off — whether support workers give insulin in your service depends on your policies and delegation from the registered clinician. It isn't a regulated qualification.
4 reasons teams choose Kasorb for Diabetes Management & Insulin Administration Training
One price for the whole team
Kasorb trains your team at your workplace for a flat £495 fee — a full day for up to 12 people, with certification and paperwork included.
Training at your workplace
No travel planning, no separate venue booking and less disruption for your team on the day.
Hands-on, not just slides
Staff practise insulin administration on injection pads with training pens and syringes your trainer brings.
Compliance handled properly
Attendance, certification and compliance paperwork are included after the course.
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Course specification
How it works
- Book online. We'll confirm within 48 hours. We recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to secure your preferred date.
- Your trainer calls beforehand to confirm logistics, and to understand your service and the people you support.
- A full day, 09:30–16:30, with breaks: diabetes, monitoring, hypos and hypers, then insulin administration practice.
- Certificates are emailed the next day.
What the course covers
- What diabetes is, its causes and symptoms
- Food, physical activity and blood glucose
- Blood glucose monitoring — a meter workshop
- Blood results and what they show
- Essential foot care
- Diabetes medicines, how they work and common side effects
- Recognising and treating hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- Long-term risks and complications
- The healthcare support worker's role in insulin management
- Insulin administration sites, and practice on injection pads
Who needs this training
Health and support workers who support people with insulin-dependent diabetes, and the managers who oversee them:
- Learning disability and mental health services
- Residential and nursing homes
- Supported living and home care
- Senior carers and team leaders responsible for medicines on shift
We recommend at least Level 1 literacy and numeracy.
What the law says
In England, CQC's Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) requires the proper and safe management of medicines, including insulin, and Regulation 18 expects staff to have the training they need for their role. Care regulators in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set similar expectations.
Where care or support staff give insulin rather than a nurse, it's a delegated task: your policy, and the registered clinician who hands over the task, set out who can give it and how each person is signed off. This course prepares staff for that sign-off.
How we assess learning
Your trainer tests understanding throughout the day through questions and discussion, and your trainer watches each person's insulin administration practice on the injection pads.
Your trainer
Your trainer has used these skills for real, and teaches diabetes care and insulin administration in terms of the people your staff support — so the role of the support worker, and where it stops, is clear for your service.
Logistics
- Room: seating for up to 12, horseshoe or classroom seating — what matters is clear floor space, with tables for the practical and a projector screen or blank wall
- You provide: a flipchart and pens, disposable gloves in a few sizes, and a sharps bin
- The trainer brings: injection pads, insulin syringes and needles, a training insulin pen, projector and laptop
- Group size: up to 12
- Timing: 09:30–16:30; staff arrive 15 minutes early
- Access: the trainer needs the room 45 minutes before the start
- Anywhere in the UK, at your workplace
- Literacy: we recommend at least Level 1 literacy and numeracy
Cost explained
£495+VAT for the day, for up to 12 staff. One flat rate for the group, not per person.
More than 12 to train? Book another day at the same flat rate. Several sites? Book each site through our booking site at no extra cost, or we'll arrange them for a £100+VAT admin fee.
Frequently asked questions
Can our support workers give insulin?
It depends on your policies and on delegation from the registered clinician responsible for the person's care. Many services train support workers to give insulin under delegation, followed by your own competency sign-off. The course makes that role, and its limits, clear.
Is there hands-on practice?
Yes. Staff practise on injection pads with training insulin pens, syringes and needles, which your trainer brings, alongside a blood glucose meter workshop.
How is this different from Diabetes Awareness?
Diabetes Awareness is a half-day course on understanding diabetes and supporting people to live well with it. This full day adds blood glucose monitoring, diabetes medicines and hands-on insulin administration practice.
Is it delivered on-site?
Yes. It runs at your workplace, so staff can practise with the training pens and syringes.
What do we need to provide?
A flipchart and pens, disposable gloves in a few sizes, and a sharps bin. The price covers your trainer, their travel and the course materials — the only extra is a £100+VAT admin fee if we arrange several sites for you.
Why not e-learning?
E-learning can explain diabetes, but it can't put an insulin pen in someone's hand. Here, staff practise with a trainer watching and answering questions about the people they support. For a full group of 12 it works out at around £41 a head.
How quickly can you come?
We confirm bookings within 48 hours, and we recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to secure your preferred date. If you need something sooner, just ask.
Prefer to speak? Call 0207 112 8412