Diabetes Education

BALTIMORE — About 30% of adults with type 1 diabetes participating in a novel screener survey had a high fear of hypoglycemia, and those with fear of hypoglycemia had higher HbA1c and more frequent severe hypoglycemic events.

At the ADCES22 annual meeting, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists honored Susan Cornell, PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA, FADCES, with the Allene Van Son Distinguished Service Award.

Health equity and cultural competency are among the biggest topics to be highlighted at the first in-person Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting in 3 years.

An ancient medical knowledge system known as Ayurveda reveals information about how to eat well while living with diabetes, according to Parul Kharod, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist practicing in North Carolina.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Parul Kharod, MS, RD, LDN, about the ancient medical knowledge system known as Ayurveda and what it can reveal about living with diabetes. 

New results have suggested an alignment of the perceived needs and wishes for improved type 2 diabetes care among people with diabetes and health care professionals, although important health care gaps persist.

NEW ORLEANS — In part 2 of this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, talks with Anne L. Peters, MD, about a nonprofit model for expanding access to diabetes care.

Young adults with type 1 diabetes said they gained knowledge about financial issues and health insurance after participating in a novel online educational program, according to study findings.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Michael Heile, MD, FAAFP, BC-ADM, a primary care physician and person living with type 1 diabetes, about the benefits of insulin pump therapy for people with type 2 diabetes who use insulin.

The familiar adage that it takes a village to raise a child can be applied to diabetes management, care and education.