Diabetes Education

Making people with diabetes the center of all aspects of diabetes management is the focus of a new position statement published by the Endocrine Society.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES, about how diabetes care and education specialists can address the risk for eating disorders after a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.

DALLAS —Behavioral weight management combined with diabetes education is linked to greater weight loss and a higher likelihood for diabetes remission for adults with new-onset type 2 diabetes, according to two speakers at ObesityWeek.

In the past 2 decades, metformin has become a mainstay of type 2 diabetes management and is now the recommended first-line drug for treating the disease in the United States and worldwide.

Healio spoke with David Klonoff, MD, about unmet needs in the field of diabetes technology.

Healio spoke with David Klonoff, MD, about recent advancements using available data in diabetes technology.

HOUSTON — Most adults newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes report emotional distress and say they lack support during the transition to diabetes self-management education, according to a speaker.

HOUSTON —Workplaces must embrace the differences between employees from different generations and find ways to bring people together to cultivate an engaging workplace, according to a speaker.

HOUSTON — Most adults with type 2 diabetes were able to reduce their diabetes distress after completing a series of individually selected education modules led by a pharmacist, according to two speakers.

HOUSTON — Diabetes care and education specialists can use YouTube to recommend or deliver high-quality educational content for people with diabetes, according to a presenter.