Insulin workshop for health care practitioners

A workshop was designed focusing on updating and educating diabetic educators, dietitians, pharmacists, and junior medical officers on insulin use. This workshop, organized by Endocrine team UiTM, was held at Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah UiTM Puncak Alam, in conjunction with World Diabetes Day was well attended by over 80 participants consisting of healthcare practitioners from the nearby health clinics and hospitals. The event started with 2 consecutive lectures delivered by the resident endocrinologists, the first was an overview of insulin use and indications, as well as on types of insulin and its administration, whereas the second was on blood sugar monitoring with targets for control, followed by a question and answer session. This was then followed by a presentation by the dietitian on a diabetic diet, glycaemic excursions with certain foods, and some basic principles of carbohydrate counting, paired with quizzes.