`` Apart from the pharmacological knowledge detailed below, you must be familiar with the clinical management of diabetic emergencies and the spectrum of initial presentations.

You should be aware of the pharmacological basis of insulin’s use in diabetes. The BNF provides an overview, which must be supplemented by textbook reading.

An understanding of the treatment principles of diabetes, including the 3 main types of insulin preparations, the usual approaches to treatment regimens, and the methods of administration, is essential.

You should know the implications of diabetes for driving a motor vehicle.

Specific knowledge:
 Use of insulin in management of diabetic ketoacidosis

Principles of oral hypoglycaemic agents (eg sulphonlyureas) and anti-hyperglycaemic agents (eg biguanides)

Specific knowledge:

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