Diabetes Education

Researchers examining global trends in thyroid cancer found an increased incidence over a 30-year period, including in the U.S. and Europe. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

Diabetes self-management education is associated with improvements in patient-reported quality of life, though findings vary between different interventions, according to findings from a systematic review.

A 30-minute educational intervention for primary care physicians increased prescribing rates of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists among patients with type 2 diabetes and risk factors for atherosclerotic CVD, according to researchers.

A qualitative study published Diabetic Medicine highlighted the need for novel programs to improve the transition from pediatric to adult care for type 1 diabetes.

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Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Janice Newell Bissex, MS, RDN, FAND, about potential health benefits of cannabis and CBD for diabetes.

This year marks the 20th year of Endocrine Today. Over the past 2 decades of the publication’s reporting on diabetes, the field has undergone immense change — including in the diabetes education arena.

Adults with type 2 diabetes viewing a web-based psychoeducational resource reported feeling less negatively about insulin at 2 weeks compared with baseline, according to study data published in Diabetic Medicine.

Intensive diabetes education with early initiation of continuous glucose monitoring is associated with improvements in HbA1c for children with type 1 diabetes, according to study data.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Lucille Hughes, DNP, MSN/ED, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES, about the benefits of collaborating with people with diabetes in their own self-management of the disease.