INTRODUCTION

This course was created to introduce Allied Health students to Diabetes diagnosis,
prevention and treatment in Saudi Arabia. Topics will include, but are not limited to
identifying diabetes types, risk factors, societal views and taboos, and lifestyle
changes alternatives.

The main course objective is to educate health practitioners as well as raise

awareness in the community.

Course design takes into account the societal views and taboos and hopes that with
education, these views are somewhat changed or at the very least looked at
differently.