Diabetes Education

It is generally assumed that those who receive diabetes education will continue to act well after receiving information. Women who are contemplating pregnancy who have pregestational diabetes have an unusual focus on how to take care of their diabetes, but does it last?

Those who had attended an intensive diabetes management program in pregnancy were interviewed to see if long-term benefits from an intensive diabetes management program during pregnancy persisted. Diabetes Care 29:526-530, 2006

In the long term, retention of some of these behaviors of diabetes management and knowledge were noted. However, this was not reflected in an improved A1C level after 5 plus years.

Education is a life long adventure.