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Diabetes Self-Management Training
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"Even though I am not diabetic, this [program] and information will allow me to use it for preventative measures."
G.Burciaga, 2005

POSITIVE OUTCOMES

ALAMO DIABETES TEAM'S DIABETES
SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING

The National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education requires that programs track their participant's outcomes related to diabetes self-management.

Alamo Diabetes Team tracks the following outcomes:

• Achievement of diabetes self-care goals

• Blood sugar control. (A1C is a blood test that measures the average    level of diabetes control over the previous 

} 24% reduction
     in A1C level

 
2 - 3 month time period)    At intervals the diabetes educators request the latest A1C test    results from the primary care provider's office.

• Trends in lipid profile; this includes total cholesterol, HDL,
   LDL cholesterol and triglycerides (or blood fat).

• Use of healthcare services such as hospital admissions and visits to    the emergency room for diabetes care.

• Visits for dilated eye exams (Digital Retinal Imaging)

• Daily self-foot exams.
Patients with poor diabetic control who attended
Alamo Diabetes Team's education program
reduced their A1C by an average of 24%.

A1C graph
 
 
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