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'The Diabetes Educator' publishes systematic reviews for diabetes management

12-17-2007 · EurekAlert!

Medical researchers have studied many aspects of diabetes to provide self-management recommendations, but how do doctors and patients know what works and what doesn't? The American Association of Diabetes Educators has systematically reviewed the research relating to diabetes self-care behaviors, defined what works and what doesn't work and published the findings and conclusions in a special issue of their journal, the Diabetes Educator.

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