Long-term effects of an intensive-practical diabetes education program on HbA1c and self-care.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to implement an intensive and practical diabetes education program (DEP) and evaluate its long-term effects and its impact on psychosocial variables. It was hypothesized that the DEP would improve patients' metabolic control (A1c hemoglobin - HbA1c), technical knowledge, self-efficacy and frequency of self-care and decrease barriers and other parameters such as the body mass index (BMI) and LDL cholesterol. These results should be maintained at one-year follow-up.

[Differential effects of diabetes education programs by levels of HbA1c and the presence of chronic complications in patients with type 1 diabetes].

Background: Diabetes Education Programs (DEP) that improve metabolic control are applied to a wide variety of patient types. The aim is to test whether DEPs work differently depending on the patient profile.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-six type 1 diabetics participated.