Please only register for the Type 1 diabetes pump therapy course if you are a Diabetes Specialist Nurse or Diabetes Specialist Dietician actively supporting people with Type 1 diabetes.
Next course dates – 5th and 12th December 2025
Can’t make these dates? Contact admin@pitstopdiabetes.co.uk to register your interest and be notified when new course dates are set.
This is a 2-day insulin pump therapy course for Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) and dietitians (who need to know the practicalities of insulin pump therapy) that will cover the basics of insulin pump therapy and the follow up of these patients. The course will provide an insight into hybrid closed loop and reviewing the downloaded data. There will be practical and theoretical elements to the 2 days.
Course aims
- Day 1 – to provide you with the knowledge to start the right treatment at the right time to the right patient
- Day 2 – develop your clinical skills to follow up and support a patient on an insulin pump with and without CGM/HCL
Learning outcomes
Day 1
- Know what diabetes technology is available
- What the criteria is for access to this technology (NICE TA 943)
- How to prepare a patient for pump therapy
- Understand the pump settings, doses to use and how to programme the pump
- Have a basic knowledge of the use of an insulin pump
Day 2
- Have a basic understanding of data interpretation
- Insulin pumps
- Hybrid closed loop
- Have a basic understanding of a hybrid closed loop system and which they are
- Basic knowledge of how they compare with any licence restrictions
- Insulin pumps in special circumstances
- Know where to find support information
Course programme
9am-4pm
Day 1
Introduction
Type 1 diabetes
Preparation for pump therapy. What is pump therapy?
Selection for pumps
On-boarding of patients
Hypoglycaemia and Hyperglycaemia management
Practical time with pump company representatives – Medtronic, Yposmed, Insulet (Omnipod) and AirLiquide (T-Slim).
Day 2
Recap from day 1
Standalone pump therapy follow up
Hybrid closed Loop
Downloads
Exercise
Special Circumstances
Young adults
Further learning
Accreditation
The course is accredited with the RCN and equates to 14 hours of learning. You will receive a certificate of attendance for attending the full course.
RCN statement: This programme has been accredited by the RCN Centre for Professional Accreditation until 28th October 2025. Accreditation applies only to the educational content of the programme and does not apply to any product.
Criteria to apply
- Clinicians in the role of a DSN or Diabetes Specialist Dietician actively seeing people with Type 1 diabetes in their clinics
- Available to attend the full 2-day course
Cost
£378 including VAT – contact PITstop admin if your employer needs an invoice.
Trainers
The course has been developed and will be delivered by:
Amanda Williams, lead DSN for East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Anne Ide, DSN at Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Abby Ixer, Diabetes Specialist Dietician at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust.
If you have any questions or need help registering please contact the PITstop admin team – admin@pitstopdiabetes.co.uk