Exploring facilitators and barriers to patient-provider communication regarding diabetes self-management.

Objective: Long-term type 2 diabetes management requires open communication between a patient and their provider for self-care adherence. This study explored facilitators and barriers to diabetes-specific communication in West Virginia, a medically underserved state with the highest prevalence of diabetes (16.2%) in the U.

Addressing Diabetes Distress in Self-Management Programs: Results of a Randomized Feasibility Study.

Background: West Virginia ranks 1st nationally in the prevalence of hypertension (HTN; 43.8%) and diabetes (16.2%).