Adherence
A 12-week theory-based diabetes self-management education program (BGI) provides no significant long-term benefit for cardiovascular risk factors, self-management behaviors, or quality of life in patients with Type 2 diabetes who already have well-controlled biomedical markers.
If you already have well-controlled Type 2 diabetes (normal HbA1c, blood pressure, and cholesterol), a standard 12-week self-management education program is unlikely to further improve your health numbers or quality of life compared to your regular doctor visits. Focus on maintaining your current successful routine rather than seeking additional structured education programs.
In diabetes populations with target levels for HbA1c, systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol, no further beneficial effects can be expected from self-management programmes with regard to biomedical factors and quality of life.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with 2.5-year follow-up, though sample size was small (n=108) and generalizability was limited by strict pre-selection.
Source
Theory‐based diabetes self‐management education with pre‐selection of participants: a randomized controlled trial with 2.5 years’ follow‐up (<scp>ELDES</scp> Study)
Rimke C. Vos et al. · Diabetic Medicine · 2019
DOI 10.1111/dme.13907
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