Self-management education in the news

Among adolescents with type 1 diabetes, those with better self-care are more likely to have favorable glycated hemoglobin trajectories into early adulthood, study findings suggest.

YouTube videos about diabetic foot examination are popular, but of poor quality, report UK researchers.

People from the lowest socioeconomic strata have a reduced likelihood of improving their glycemic control after attending a type 1 diabetes education course, shows UK research.

Patient-controlled diabetes management improves diabetes-related wellbeing and reduces face-to-face visits and non-attendance without negatively impacting glycemic control and other clinical outcomes, Danish researchers report.

Directing people with insulin-treated diabetes to online education significantly improves their injection technique and glycemic outcomes linked to injecting into lipohypertrophic areas, a study shows.

Placing more value on immediate than delayed rewards is associated with poor self-care among people with type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.

A tailored text messaging intervention might help lower glycated hemoglobin levels in people with type 2 diabetes in the short-term, but additional support may be needed for sustained improvements, US study data show.

Socioeconomic deprivation, smoking, and not using flash glucose monitoring or an insulin pump are all factors associated with a decreased likelihood of achieving glycated hemoglobin targets in type 1 diabetes, research shows.

A type 1 diabetes outpatient model in which patients decide the frequency and timing of their own appointments was well received and did not affect clinical outcomes in the DIATAST randomized controlled trial.

Canadian researchers have identified at least one insulin injection technique error in all people with insulin-dependent diabetes who were surveyed for a study.

A large survey has uncovered a number of issues that particularly frustrate people with diabetes during their interactions with their healthcare providers.

Decisions about future intensity of care made during a person-centered type 2 diabetes consultation depend on both disease- and patient-related factors, report researchers from the Netherlands.

Most hypoglycemia outcomes measured by real-time continuous glucose monitoring can be used to predict future severe hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes, with similar levels of accuracy, study findings indicate.

Diabetes distress is more common than depression in adolescents with diabetes and is significantly associated with less frequent blood glucose monitoring and higher glycated hemoglobin levels, study findings indicate.

Findings from the TAKE CONTROL study suggest that self-managed titration of insulin glargine-300 may achieve better glycemic control than physician-managed titration among individuals with type 2 diabetes.

The Flexible Lifestyles Empowering Change intervention has failed to improve glycated hemoglobin levels in a randomized trial involving adolescents with type 1 diabetes, despite improving some psychosocial outcomes.

A pilot study suggests that patients may be more diligent attenders of the US National Diabetes Prevention Program if they first attend a pre-course session focused on the program’s goals and barriers to its attendance.

Both emotion-focused and educational–behavioral interventions substantially reduce diabetes distress in patients with type 1 diabetes, results of the T1-REDEEM study show.

Receiving a strong positive message about the value of diabetes self-management education courses from a healthcare professional significantly increases the chances of a patient attending such a course, UK data show.

A diabetes self-management support system delivered by text message may help patients to improve their glycemic control, shows a study in The BMJ.