The need for self-management training is increasing as more people are living with chronic conditions. In this Chronicle we compared clinical outcomes from attendees of two types of self-management training – Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) and diabetes selfmanagement education (DSME) with a control group. Patients who took self-management training were more likely to lose 10% o...

Optimal glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure control has been shown to decrease the microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes (1– 10). However, the status of control of these cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with diabetes is far from optimal (11,12). Lack of patients’ knowledge of the targets of diabetes care might be one of the reasons for the low level of control of r...

Several studies have highlighted that the IEEE 802.15.4 standard presents a number of limitations such as low reliability, unbounded packet delays and no protection against interference/fading, that prevent its adoption in applications with stringent requirements in terms of reliability and latency. Recently, the IEEE has released the 802.15.4e amendment that introduces a number of enhancements...

This address was delivered by Margaret A. Powers, PhD, RD, CDE, President, Health Care & Education, of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), at the ADA's 76th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA, on 11 June 2016. Dr. Powers conducts research and has a clinical practice as a registered dietitian and diabetes educator at the International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet in Minneapolis. Her...