TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of Diabetes Educator on Diabetes Management: Findings from Diabetes Educator Assisted Management Study of Diabetes A1 - Basit Ramzan A1 - Sabariah Noor Harun A1 - Fatima Zahid Butt A1 - Rahma Zahid Butt A1 - Furqan Hashmi A1 - Shahnawaz Gardezi A1 - Iltaf Hussain A1 - Muhammad Fawad Rasool JF - Archives of Pharmacy Practice JO - Arch Pharm Pract SN - 2320-5210 Y1 - 2022 VL - 13 IS - 2 DO - 10.51847/2NJmwZSnlD SP - 43 EP - 50 N2 - 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 UR - https://archivepp.com/article/impact-of-diabetes-educator-on-diabetes-management-findings-from-diabetes-educator-assisted-managem-ncdoj2yofdwzxsz ER -