Conclusions The available evidence suggests that diabetes self-management education can reduce all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes patients .
Background Diabetes self-management education is an essential part of diabetes care , but its impact on all-cause mortality risk of type 2 diabetes patients is unclear .
A systematic review and meta- analysis aim ing to eluci date the impact of diabetes self-management education on all-cause mortality risk of type 2 diabetes patients was performed .
Group Education for Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Greater Success at Less Cost
It has been suggested that much effort expended in teaching diabetic diets is ineffective and wasteful . We have tested a different system by r and omly allocating 75 newly diagnosed obese Type 2 diabetic patients to usual ‘ unstructured ’ clinic care or to group education by diabetes specialist nurses and a dietitian . Patients allocated to group education attended five 90‐min group sessions during the first 6 months . Six months after diagnosis they had lost more weight ( median ( 95 % CI ) , 7 ( 5.5–9 ) vs 2 ( 1–5 ) kg , p<0.002 ) and were better controlled ( HbA1 : 7.5 ( 7.0–8.1 ) vs 9.5 ( 8.7–10.4 ) % , p<0.001 ) than those r and omized to the usual clinic system . At 1 year ( after no further visits ) the difference in weight loss was less ( 5.5 ( 4–6.5 ) vs 3 ( 2–4 ) kg , p<0.05 ) and diabetic control was similar ( HbA1:9.0 ( 8.2–9.8 ) vs 9.9 ( 8.9–10.9 ) % . At 1 year only 14 ( 39 % ) of the education group and 9 ( 23 % ) of those attending the clinic had a fasting blood glucose less than 7.0 mmol l−1
Conclusions The available evidence suggests that diabetes self-management education can reduce all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes patients .
Background Diabetes self-management education is an essential part of diabetes care , but its impact on all-cause mortality risk of type 2 diabetes patients is unclear .
A systematic review and meta- analysis aim ing to eluci date the impact of diabetes self-management education on all-cause mortality risk of type 2 diabetes patients was performed .