The status and perspective of diabetes health education in China: inspiration from Australia.

Based on the experience of diabetes education in Australia, this paper is exploring possible ways to improve diabetes care and develop effective educational models in China. The prevalence of diabetes in China is increasing rapidly. China is currently ranked second among the top 10 countries with the highest burden of diabetes. The great impact of diabetes on Chinese health system is extremely difficult and urgent response is necessary. Diabetes education is the cornerstone of diabetes treatment and structured self-management education is thought to be a key to achieving results. Many diabetes education programs were launched in China, but barriers to the implementation of these programs have been confirmed. These include the lack of general perception of diabetes, the lack of clinical standards for diabetes educators, and the lack of an evaluation program to evaluate their performance. We recommend four possible ways to solve the current problem of diabetes education in China.

Many diabetes educators have acquired the title of certified diabetes educators. Certified Diabetes Educator® (CDE®) is a medical professional with comprehensive knowledge and experience in diabetes management, pre-diabetes, diabetes prevention. CDE® provides education and support for the understanding and management of diseases in diabetic patients. CDE® promotes self-management and achieves individual behavioral and therapeutic goals that optimize health outcomes. The American Diabetes Education Association (AADE) has focused on self-management learning and has established seven key areas for diabetic patients. Diabetes education helps diabetic patients to control diseases and learn ways to maintain health as much as possible. . Seven actions focused on educators are: healthy diet, active, monitoring, health response, risk mitigation, problem solving, and medication

Based on the experience of diabetes education in Australia, this paper is exploring possible ways to improve diabetes care and develop effective educational models in China. The prevalence of diabetes in China is increasing rapidly. China is currently ranked second among the top 10 countries with the highest burden of diabetes. The great impact of diabetes on Chinese health system is extremely difficult and urgent response is necessary. Diabetes education is the cornerstone of diabetes treatment and structured self-management education is thought to be a key to achieving results. Many diabetes education programs were launched in China, but barriers to the implementation of these programs have been confirmed. These include the lack of general perception of diabetes, the lack of clinical standards for diabetes educators, and the lack of an evaluation program to evaluate their performance. We recommend four possible ways to solve the current problem of diabetes education in China.