Diabetes Education

Adults with type 2 diabetes experienced more confidence and involvement in self-managing their disease when they had an adult friend or family supporter present, researchers reported.

Primary care physicians who practice farther away from endocrinologists were more likely to have prescribed continuous glucose monitoring for patients with diabetes, a study found.

The 2021 National Practice and Workforce Survey published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care identified opportunities and challenges in diabetes care that can guide strategies for future workforce and practice settings.

Study results published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care highlight the need to revise the Diabetes Distress Scale for Spanish-speaking people with diabetes to improve understanding and focused responses.

With uptake of diabetes devices continuing to expand, more providers are shifting away from looking solely at HbA1c and toward analyzing continuous glucose monitoring data.

If you’re talking about patient management, there is no question about the value of CGM and time in range, because HbA1c is really not worth anything for management.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Diana Mesa, RD/LDN, CDCES, about barriers to entering the fields of nutrition and diabetes care and education confronted by people from historically marginalized groups.

BALTIMORE — Recognizing Black people with diabetes as distinct individuals and engaging in culturally responsive care is critical for increasing patient engagement in Black communities, according to a speaker.

BALTIMORE — Practicing meditation and mindfulness can reduce diabetes distress and improve diet, HbA1c, sleep and overall quality of life for people with diabetes, according to two speakers.

BALTIMORE — Diabetes care and education specialists can use social media to leverage their expertise in the field, connect with other professionals and improve the lives of people with diabetes, according to a presenter.