Effect of Structured Group Education on Glycemic Control and Hypoglycemia in Insulin-Treated Patients

Abstract

We investigated the effect of a structured group diabetes education program (1) on insulin-treated patients who had received individual counseling (at the time of diagnosis and insulin initiation). A total of 1,369 type 1 and insulin-treated type 2 diabetic patients with mean disease duration of 11.7 and 13.7 years, respectively, were allocated to receive or not receive structured group education, which was delivered in 10 45-min sessions over 3–5 days. Baseline GHb levels of type 1 diabetic patients were 9.3% for …