Several landmark studies have provided strong support for the position that vigorous treatment of diabetes in the majority of individuals has the potential to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the disease by decreasing its chronic complications (1,2). In response, many advances have been made that include the introduction of highly successful therapies and tools such as more effective medic...

Background: High or uncontrolled blood sugar levels are still widely found, one of which is due to the patient's lack knowledge about disease, diet and treatment DM sufferers. Overcoming these problems by providing health education. Diabetes self management education (DSME) a process support knowledge, skills abilities in diabetes self-care. 
 Objective: This study examines influence with ...

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease with debilitating complications. Patients diabetes are recommended to take various self-management decisions and carry out complex care activities. education (DSME) support help people these activities improve health outcomes. DSME may serve as the basis minimize avoid catastrophic diabetes-related complications resulting financial...

Purpose. The aim of this exploratory study was to assess the efficacy of the "Wisdom, Power, Control" diabetes self-management education (DSME) program with regard to diabetes knowledge, self-efficacy, self-care, distress level, and A1C in an African-American population. Methods. A prospective, quasi-experimental, repeated-measure design was employed to measure these outcomes. Study participant...

Lifestyle management is a fundamental aspect of diabetes care and includes diabetes self-management education (DSME), diabetes self-management support (DSMS), nutrition therapy, physical activity, smoking cessation counseling, and psychosocial care. Patients and care providers should focus together on how to optimize lifestyle from the time of the initial comprehensive medical evaluation, throu...

AIMS To comprehensively evaluate the effect of a short-term diabetes self-management education (DSME) on metabolic markers and atherosclerotic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS 76 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in this study. They were divided into the intervention group (n = 36) and control group (n = 40). The patients in the intervention group received a 3-m...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a 1-year randomized clinical trial to evaluate a remote comprehensive diabetes self-management education (DSME) intervention, Diabetes TeleCare, administered by a dietitian and nurse/certified diabetes educator (CDE) in the setting of a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in rural South Carolina. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were recruited from three memb...

OBJECTIVES Studies in non-Hispanic populations have shown that depression and diabetes distress are associated with glycemic control. Although rates of depression and diabetes distress are high among Hispanics with diabetes, there is little research investigating the relationship between these factors and glycemic control in this population. The purpose of the current analysis was to examine th...