Diabetes Management Program

A program geared toward diabetes management in the primary care setting helped to reduce patients’ risk for dementia — including Alzheimer’s disease — according to researchers.

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.

A new diabetes care model could increase the percentage of patients who meet a composite quality indicator without requiring incremental resources, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine.

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.

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.

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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.