Even among those with private insurance, participation in diabetes self-management training (DSMT) remains low, raising concerns about the potential for people with diabetes to maintain their health and avoid the debilitating and costly outcomes that may arise.

Diabetes educators cite a lack of time and competing priorities during counseling sessions with patients as key barriers to educating their adult patients with diabetes about vaccination against hepatitis B, according to a new survey by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and GSK.

The American Association of Diabetes Educators will mark National Diabetes Education Week with a series of social media initiatives that will call attention to the important role diabetes educators play in helping people with diabetes manage their condition.

Diabetes education significantly improves outcomes among people with the condition, leading to reduced blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to data presented by the Diabetes Self-Management Education Program from New York-Presbyterian Hospital today at AADE14, the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

Mindfulness training, including focused breathing and awareness training, helped U.S. veterans with diabetes significantly lower their diabetes-related distress and blood sugar levels and improve their self-management of the disease, according to early research being presented today at AADE14.

In a rural, low-income area with a high rate of diabetes, mental health coaching significantly eased depression and reduced blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, according to a pilot study being presented here today at AADE14, the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting & Exhibition.