Cuyuna Regional Medical Center diabetes education program merits recognition
CROSBY -- The American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program recently was awarded to the Diabetes Education Program at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
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The ADA believes this program offers high quality diabetes self-management education that is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment, the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center reported.
Kristiana Holmes is CRMC diabetes nurse educator.
The association's Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. These standards were developed and tested under the auspices of the National Diabetes Advisory Board in 1993 and were revised by the diabetes community in 1994 and 2000.
Programs apply for recognition voluntarily. Programs that achieve recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management.
"The process gives professionals a national standard by which to measure the quality of services they provide," Maxine Ehlers, patient care services administrator at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, said in a news release. "And, of course, it assures the consumer that he or she will likely receive high-quality service."
Education recognition status is verified by an official certificate from the ADA and is awarded for three years.
According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 18.2 million people or 6.3 percent of the population in the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 13 million have been diagnosed, 5.2 million people are not aware that they have the disease. Each day about 3,561 people are diagnosed.
Kristiana Holmes is CRMC diabetes nurse educator.
Many first learn that they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications -- heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness and nerve disease and amputation. About 1.3 million people will be diagnosed with diabetes this year. Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States and it has no cure. Based on death certificate data, diabetes contributed to more than 213,062 deaths in 2000.
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization supporting diabetes research, advocacy, and information for health professionals, patients and the public. Founded in 1940, the association has an area office in every state and conducts programs in communities nationwide.
For more information on recognized education programs in your area or other American Diabetes Association programs, contact the ADA online at www.diabetes.org.