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Diabetes Education And Management, Dina Balzano
Diabetes Education And Management, Dina Balzano
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Purpose: Implementation of a diabetic self-management and education program based on the 2017 national standards of care.
Background: Empowering patients with the knowledge to manage their diabetes in conjunction with health care provider’s recommendations is essential. The American Association of Diabetes (2012) and American Association of Diabetic Educators (2017) have deemed the use of diabetic self-management education and support as the highest level of evidence based practice to prevent and effectively manage the long-term complications of diabetes (Burke, Sherr & Lipman, 2014).
Methods: The project was implemented at a family practice clinic in south San Antonio. A diabetic self-management and …