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Published on: August 20, 2007
Keeping up-to-date with diabetes care and education
Martha M Funnell1, Karein Freehill
1At the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Learning Health Sciences, in Ann Arbor, Mich., Martha M. Funnell is an emeritus research scientist and Karein Freehill is an outreach coordinator/diabetes educator. Ms. Funnell is also a member of the Nursing2018 Editorial Board.
Abstract:
The American Diabetes Association publishes standards of care that are updated annually by a panel of experts in nursing, education, behavior, psychology, nutrition, pharmacology, and medicine. This article describes current evidence-based approaches to care and education for adults and highlights revisions in the 2018 Standards of Care that are relevant to nurses and patients with type 2 diabetes.
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