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Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) provides personalized services to help you manage diabetes. You'll learn practical skills to fit diabetes care into your life and find what works for you. Get a referral from your doctor or find a program near you.
Ask your doctor to refer you to diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services. Through DSMES, you'll work with a diabetes educator to create a healthy meal plan just for you. You can also visit the Find a Diabetes Education Program in Your Area locator for DSMES services near you.
The National Diabetes Statistics Report provides up-to-date information on the prevalence and incidence of diabetes and prediabetes, risk factors for complications, acute and long-term complications, deaths, and costs.
Infographic with facts about preventing type 2 diabetes and talking to your patients about lifestyle...
Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Talking to Your Patients About Lifestyle Change View All
Help your patients see the connection between diabetes management and healthy feet. Use the following pointers to support healthy diabetes management for your patients: Promote the ABCs of diabetes (A1C, blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking cessation) and a healthy lifestyle.
Learn about diabetes meal planning, carb counting, food labels, grocery shopping, and more.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke. Statins can reduce that risk by lowering cholesterol. Statins may raise blood sugar, but the benefits for many outweigh that risk.
Actionable message: By following these four parts of diabetes care, you can live well with diabetes. DSMES services help you with these practical skills, no matter how long you've had diabetes or what type of diabetes you have.
Finding out they have type 2 diabetes—and taking action—can help people prevent or delay serious health complications. Getting tested is simple and quick. Your blood will be drawn at your doctor's office or at a clinic so your blood sugar can be tested.