%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of Diabetes Educator on Diabetes Management: Findings from Diabetes Educator Assisted Management Study of Diabetes
%A Basit Ramzan
%A Sabariah Noor Harun
%A Fatima Zahid Butt
%A Rahma Zahid Butt
%A Furqan Hashmi
%A Shahnawaz Gardezi
%A Iltaf Hussain
%A Muhammad Fawad Rasool
%J Archives of Pharmacy Practice
%@ 2320-5210
%D 2022
%V 13
%N 2
%R 10.51847/2NJmwZSnlD
%P 43-50
%X The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of a diabetes educator-assisted management study of diabetes in low and middle-income countries (Pakistan). A randomized controlled trial was carried out on 150 patients, who received diabetes care from an endocrinologist. Diabetes educators followed a stepwise approach: setting priorities for patient care, assessing patients' specific educational needs, developing of individualized diet plan, benefits of self-monitoring blood glucose, addressing the concerns related to diabetes treatment, foot care, and hypoglycaemia. In the intervention group, the diabetes educator trained patients for 6 months (follow-up visits and phone calls). The primary outcome was A1C, and the secondary outcomes included medication adherence, health-related quality of life, blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipid profile. Most of the participants were from the age range of 40-60 years (57.3%) and were male (53.3%). There was a significant improvement in the HbA1c (p
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