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Facilitating self-management of diabetes through education: the North Carolina case.

Abstract

Self-management education is such a critical part of diabetes care that medical treatment without it is considered inadequate. This article discusses the North Carolina Diabetes Education Recognition Program and calls for expansion of this program through local health departments.

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    • Authors

    Rinker J, Edwards LE, Widener D

    Institution

    Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. joanne.rinker@dhhs.nc.gov

    Source

    North Carolina medical journal 72:5 pg 387-9

    MeSH

    Diabetes Complications
    Diabetes Mellitus
    Humans
    North Carolina
    Patient Education as Topic
    Public Health Administration
    Self Care

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22416518