Structured education for people with type 2 diabetes
- 14 February 2008
- Vol. 336 (7642), 459-460
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39478.693715.80
Abstract
A step towards a more patient centred approach to delivery of care Effective self management is the cornerstone of good care for people with diabetes. High quality structured education that prepares people for a lifetime with the condition is a key enabler of self management. The term structured education programme was defined by a patient education working group in 2005 (box).1 A good example of such a programme for patients with type 1 diabetes is the DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) programme,2 which has been endorsed by National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance.3 #### Key criteria of a structured education programme High quality trials of structured education for people with type 2 diabetes in the United Kingdom have been …Keywords
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