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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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