Making Early, Consistent Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support the Norm, Not the Exception

Hope co-authored this editorial in The American Journal of Managed Care-Evidence Based Diabetes Management with Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, the senior vice president and chief medical officer of Joslin Diabetes Center and the editor in chief of this publication within her role as 2016 President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

Why Are We Ignoring Diabetes Education?

Riva Greenberg interviews Hope in her role as the 2016 president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators where Hope discusses how most people with diabetes who see a primary care provider, are not getting referred for diabetes self-management education.

December 22, 2015

Got Diabetes? Click Open the DOC (Diabetes Online Community)

If you take care of your diabetes or you’re the caregiver for a friend or loved one with diabetes you know it’s a demanding 24/7/365 job. From day to day, even hour to hour, there are endless decisions to make to manage the tightrope of glucose control and stay safe. Over the course of a year most people with diabetes (and caregivers) interact just on occasion with their healthcare providers.  You manage, or self-manage, your diabetes primarily on your own.

Diabetes Online Community 2 page resourceThe good news is that over the last decade technology has increasingly allowed people with diabetes (PWD) and their caregivers to connect online. You’re giving and getting support, offering practical advice, sharing the latest research and technology news and much more.