Certified Diabetes Rehabilitation
Specialist Course
What We Offer in This Course
The Certified Diabetes Rehabilitation Specialist Course – Pioneer Program provides advanced clinical training in diabetes assessment, exercise prescription, physical activity management, functional rehabilitation, cardiovascular risk reduction and safe exercise planning for individuals living with diabetes.
Diabetes Assessment
Comprehensive clinical evaluation and identification of functional and exercise-related limitations.
Exercise
Prescription
Diabetes Rehabilitation
Evidence-informed rehabilitation strategies to improve physical function, exercise capacity and long-term health outcomes.
Practical Clinical Learning
Case-based learning, patient monitoring, exercise safety and clinical decision-making.
Explore What You’ll Learn
Explore a comprehensive curriculum covering diabetes assessment, exercise prescription, physical activity management, cardiovascular risk reduction, functional rehabilitation, patient monitoring and clinical safety through evidence-informed training.
1. Diabetes Assessment
- Understanding diabetes and its clinical implications
- Patient history and clinical evaluation
- Assessment of physical activity and functional capacity
- Vital signs and physiological monitoring
- Assessment of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors
- Identifying exercise-related risks and precautions
- Clinical considerations for exercise participation
2. Exercise & Diabetes Rehabilitation
3. Exercise Prescription for Individuals with Diabetes
Individualised exercise prescription
Exercise intensity and progression
Aerobic and resistance training strategies
Functional exercise and daily activity planning
Exercise modification based on clinical response
Managing exercise-related challenges
Developing sustainable physical activity programmes
4. Diabetes Complications & Rehabilitation Considerations
Exercise considerations in diabetes-related complications
Peripheral neuropathy and functional limitations
Foot health and exercise safety
Cardiovascular risk and exercise considerations
Musculoskeletal considerations
Balance, mobility and fall-risk considerations
Adapting rehabilitation programmes to individual clinical needs
5. Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Risk Management
6. Clinical Monitoring & Patient Safety
- Monitoring heart rate, blood pressure and SpO₂
- Monitoring patient symptoms and exercise responses
- Understanding exercise-related blood glucose considerations
- Recognising warning signs and exercise intolerance
- Exercise precautions and contraindications
- Criteria for modifying or stopping exercise
- Safe exercise progression and clinical decision-making
Learn Online or In Person
Enhance your cardiopulmonary rehabilitation skills through flexible online or offline training led by Dr. Samana Sayed.
Know Your Instructor
Dr. Samana Sayed
Director & Co-Founder
MPT, MIAP, CMT, D.Acu, CDNT, CVMT, CDRS, CPRP
Certified Exercise, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Specialist (Singapore)
Course Led by Dr. Samana Sayed
This advanced Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialist / Practitioner Course will be led by Dr. Samana Sayed, an award-winning Senior Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist, global healthcare educator and Director & Co-Founder of YOU360.
With over 16 years of clinical experience and having treated 17,000+ patients across India, the UAE, East Africa and Singapore, Dr. Samana brings extensive expertise in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, critical care rehabilitation, mechanical ventilation recovery, post-operative rehabilitation and exercise prescription for cardiovascular and metabolic conditions.
Through her extensive clinical and academic experience, Dr. Samana will provide participants with practical, evidence-informed knowledge designed to strengthen clinical confidence and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation skills.
Certified Diabetes Rehabilitation Specialist Course FAQs
1. Who can enrol in this course?
The course is suitable for physiotherapists, rehabilitation professionals and healthcare professionals interested in developing specialised skills in diabetes rehabilitation and exercise-based management
Who will lead the course?
The course will be led by Dr. Samana Sayed, with specialised clinical training focused on diabetes rehabilitation, exercise prescription, functional assessment and safe patient management.
3. What topics does the course cover?
The course covers diabetes assessment, exercise prescription, diabetes rehabilitation, physical activity management, diabetes-related complications, cardiovascular risk reduction, lifestyle modification, clinical monitoring and patient safety.
4. Is the course available online and offline?
The course may be offered through online and/or offline learning formats, depending on the programme schedule and training format.
5. Will the course include practical learning?
Yes. The course incorporates case-based clinical learning, patient assessment, exercise prescription, functional training, patient monitoring and practical application of diabetes rehabilitation principles.
6. What skills can I gain from this course?
Participants can develop skills in diabetes assessment, exercise prescription, functional rehabilitation, physical activity planning, risk assessment, patient monitoring and safe exercise progression for individuals with diabetes.
Take Your Diabetes Rehabilitation
Skills Further.
Enhance your clinical knowledge, strengthen your rehabilitation expertise and develop confidence in diabetes-focused assessment, exercise prescription and evidence-informed rehabilitation practice through the Pioneer Program with Dr. Samana Sayed.