Gabric Diabetes School: An Innovative Education Centre for People With Diabetes; [Gabric, L’Ecole Du Diabete: Un Centre D’Education Pour Diabetiques Innovant] Publisher Pubmed



Esteghamati A¹ ; Hosseinpanah F² ; Adel Jahed S³ ; Harati H³ ; Astaneh MTCB³ ; Kaykhanzadeh H³ ; Sedaghat S³
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Published:2018

Abstract

Diabetes prevalence and deaths attributable to diabetes continue to rise across globally. Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSME/S) is a critical resource designed to help people with diabetes (PWD) successfully selfmanage their disease; however, its utilization is too low. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, there are currently limited structured educational programmes and no national standards for DSME/S protocol. In response to this, the GABRIC Diabetes Education Association (GDEA) has been developed as a school for diabetics, which has a comprehensive DSME/S programme for PWD with 18 distinct courses on 5 levels for 8 target groups. In addition, GABRIC has developed a database registry with more than 100 000 members throughout the country, of whom 95% are diabetic with a proportion of 82% Type 2 diabetes and 13% Type 1 diabetes. The success of the GABRIC school model results is yet to be investigated through study trials, and offers a fruitful line of research. © World Health Organization (WHO) 2018.