Safe Insulin Support and Administration

Course Overview

Develop the practical knowledge needed to safely support a person who uses insulin, including essential pre-administration checks, safe insulin administration, monitoring, documentation and recognising when concerns need to be escalated.

Prerequisite: Complete the Diabetes Support course before undertaking this training.

Why take this course?

Supporting someone who uses insulin involves much more than administering an injection. Support workers need to understand the checks that must happen beforehand, follow the person’s individual support and diabetes management plan, administer insulin safely within their role, and recognise when something is not right.

Building on the foundational knowledge covered in Diabetes Support, this course focuses specifically on the practical responsibilities involved in insulin support.

You’ll explore the six Rights of safe medication administration, pre-insulin checks, different types of insulin, correct storage, insulin delivery devices, injection site rotation and safe sharps handling. The course also covers what workers should do when insulin is late, missed or cannot be administered as planned.

Importantly, the course establishes clear professional boundaries. A support worker’s role is to follow the person’s prescribed plan, complete required checks, provide support within their training and competency, monitor the person, document accurately and escalate concerns when required. Decisions about prescribing insulin or changing doses remain with the person’s treating diabetes healthcare team.

 

Important Disclaimer

This course is provided for information and educational purposes only. It is designed to increase your understanding of the topic and provide theoretical knowledge to support your professional development.

Upon successful completion, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. This certificate confirms that you have completed the learning content and any associated assessments within this course. It is not a formal qualification, nationally recognised certification, licence, or accreditation, and it does not, on its own, demonstrate practical competency or authorise you to perform workplace tasks.

This course provides the theoretical knowledge required to support safe manual handling practices. It is not a substitute for practical workplace training, supervised competency assessments, organisation-specific policies and procedures, or workplace-specific manual handling instruction.

Where practical skills are required, learners must complete any additional hands-on training, workplace induction, competency assessments, and ongoing supervision required by their employer or applicable legislation.

It is the responsibility of each learner and their employer to ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with current workplace policies, relevant legislation, applicable Australian Standards, and industry best practice.

By undertaking this course, you acknowledge and agree that the Certificate of Completion is evidence of participation only and should not be relied upon as proof of professional competence or eligibility to perform manual handling tasks without appropriate workplace training and assessment.