ADA: Family-focused Diabetes Program Shows Benefits for African American Patients
June 16, 2015|Type 2 Diabetes ICYMI
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Key clinical point: African Americans with type 2 diabetes appear to benefit more from diabetes self-management education (DSME) when a family member participates with them.
Major finding: Body mass index was reduced significantly from 37.4 to 36.6 at 3 months in the intervention group.
Data source: A prospective, randomized study of 48 African American adults with type 2 diabetes.
Disclosures: The National Institutes of Health–National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities supported the study.
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The National Institutes of Health–National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities supported the study.
