Excerpts from article "Relooking Diabetes Education":
(ADES Newsletter July 2010, Page 6 to 7)
Why are they so different?
Why can’t Crystal do what Isabelle did? These are the 2 different types of patients with diabetes we often encounter in our clinical practice. On one end of the spectrum, we have patients who are struggling with the selfcare activities that healthcare professionals suggest. “Non-compliant” or “non-adherent” are the terms we often use to describe them.
On the other end, we have patients who will perform these prescribed self-care activities faithfully. It is all healthcare professionals’ wish that ALL their patients are compliant and adherent. But in reality, we know that, for a group of our patients this is impossible...
Is providing education enough?
... Knowledge does not guarantee compliance or adherence. Knowing the benefits of glycemic control, knowing the risks of diabetes complications unfortunately help very little in improving health outcomes...
Self-management Support, are we getting it Right?
...Can you declare confidently that what you are educating is self management support and not health education... (read more )
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