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If you have type 2 diabetes, diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services can help you.
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DSMES services are a series of sessions with a diabetes care and education specialist who will help someone learn how to manage diabetes by giving them the tools and support they need to succeed.
DSMES services are a series of sessions with a diabetes care and education specialist who will help someone learn how to manage diabetes by giving them the tools and support they need to succeed.
DSMES services help develop a health plan to manage your type 2 diabetes and to solve problems. It can also help build confidence to manage type 2 diabetes. It may also help to:
- Reach A1C targets
- Avoid serious health problems in the future
- Eat healthy and engage in more physical activities
- Feel empowered
- Feel less stressed about diabetes
- Manage blood pressure and cholesterol levels
DSMES services help develop a health plan to manage your type 2 diabetes and to solve problems. It can also help build confidence to manage type 2 diabetes. It may also help to:
- Reach A1C targets
- Avoid serious health problems in the future
- Eat healthy and engage in more physical activities
- Feel empowered
- Feel less stressed about diabetes
- Manage blood pressure and cholesterol levels
A health care professional who manages type 2 diabetes can refer to DSMES service. There are even online programs available if there is not a program where you live. Many DSMES services also offer telehealth options. Opens in a new windowTo find a DSMES service near you, check out the DSMES locator.
A health care professional who manages type 2 diabetes can refer to DSMES service. There are even online programs available if there is not a program where you live. Many DSMES services also offer telehealth options. Opens in a new windowTo find a DSMES service near you, check out the DSMES locator.
There are four key times that someone may be referred to a DSMES service:
- When receiving a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
- Every year to maintain health and prevent complications
- When new complicating factors make it harder to manage your diabetes
- Transition in care or changes in life such as new technologies or treatments in your care, or life changes like your living situation
There are four key times that someone may be referred to a DSMES service:
- When receiving a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
- Every year to maintain health and prevent complications
- When new complicating factors make it harder to manage your diabetes
- Transition in care or changes in life such as new technologies or treatments in your care, or life changes like your living situation