{"id":149,"date":"2018-04-18T15:41:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/diabetes\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:55:03","slug":"diabetes-self-management-education-dsme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/diabetes\/diabetes-self-management-education-dsme\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-149\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-149-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-149-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-149-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-149-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-cf90ec6d62c2-149\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"what-is-diabetes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-what-is-diabetes\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-what-is-diabetes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is Diabetes?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-what-is-diabetes\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-what-is-diabetes\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have diabetes, your body does not make enough insulin or can not properly use the insulin it makes. When there is not enough insulin or the cells <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/about\/insulin-resistance-type-2-diabetes.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/insulin-resistance.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stop responding to insulin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, this can cause serious health problems, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/diabetes-complications\/diabetes-and-your-heart.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/library\/features\/diabetes-and-heart.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heart disease<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/stroke\/\">stroke<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/stroke\/\">, <\/a><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/diabetes-complications\/diabetes-and-vision-loss.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/managing\/diabetes-vision-loss.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vision loss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, amputations,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/\"> poor oral health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/brain-health\/\">vascular dementia<\/a>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/diabetes-complications\/diabetes-and-chronic-kidney-disease.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/managing\/diabetes-kidney-disease.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kidney disease.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"diabetes-symptoms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-diabetes-symptoms\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-diabetes-symptoms\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiabetes Symptoms\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-diabetes-symptoms\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-diabetes-symptoms\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any of the following symptoms, please see your doctor and ask for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/diabetes-testing\/?CDC_AAref_Val=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/basics\/getting-tested.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blood sugar testing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urinate (pee) a lot, often at night<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are very thirsty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lose weight without trying<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are very hungry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have blurry vision<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have numb or tingling hands or feel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have very dry skin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have sores that heal slowly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have more infections than usual<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-149-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-149-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-149-0-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-cf90ec6d62c2-149\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"diabetes-risk-factors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-diabetes-risk-factors\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-diabetes-risk-factors\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiabetes Risk Factors \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-diabetes-risk-factors\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-diabetes-risk-factors\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Type 1 Diabetes-<\/strong> family history (having a parent or sibling with Type 1 Diabetes) or age. You are more likely to develop Type 1 Diabetes in your adolescent years.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Type 2 Diabetes-<\/strong> being overweight, having prediabetes, having a family history of prediabetes, are\u00a0 African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian, or Alaska Native person.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"types-of-diabetes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-types-of-diabetes\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-types-of-diabetes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTypes of Diabetes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-types-of-diabetes\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-types-of-diabetes\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Type 1 Diabetes-<\/strong> Type 1 diabetes was once called insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes. It usually develops in children, teens, and young adults, but it can happen at any age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Type 2 Diabetes-<\/strong> If you have type 2 diabetes, the cells do not respond normally to insulin, called insulin resistance. Your pancreas tries to make more insulin and eventually, the pancreas wears out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gestational Diabetes-<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/about\/gestational-diabetes.html\">Gestational diabetes<\/a> is a type of diabetes that can develop during pregnancy in women who have not previously been diagnosed with diabetes. Every year, 5% to 10% of pregnancies in the United States develop gestational diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-149-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-149-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-149-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/diabetes\/prediabetes-and-diabetes-self-management-classes\/\">Locate a Diabetes Prevention Program or Diabetes Self Management Class Near You<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in a program helps manage and reduce side effects of Type 2 Diabetes and decreases hospitalizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Background<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.\u00a0<\/span>Approximately 11.9% of the adult population in <b>Virginia <\/b>are living with diabetes<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 The costs associated with diabetes are staggering. The United States spends an average of\u00a0 $327 billion annually on medical bills and lost wages, with an estimated $8.4 billion in<b> Virginia <\/b>yearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with diabetes are at higher risk for eye disease and blindness, kidney failure and dialysis, heart disease, stroke, poor wound healing and amputations, poor oral health and loss of teeth, and dementia leading to Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, there are evidence-based programs such as the Diabetes Self Management Education and Support (DSMES) that help people better manage their diabetes and promote a long and healthy life. Organizations offering DSMES services can apply for recognition by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) or accreditation by the American Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) and are eligible for reimbursement by Medicare, many private health plans, and some state Medicaid agencies. Covered benefits for DSMES vary by insurer, making verifying participants\u2019 benefits important at the outset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of DSMES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the CDC states, solid evidence exists linking DSMES participation to positive changes in health behaviors and improved diabetes-related outcomes. The benefits of DSMES participation can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved hemoglobin A1c levels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved control of blood pressure and cholesterol levels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher rates of medication adherence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fewer or less severe diabetes-related complications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthier lifestyle behaviors, such as better nutrition, increased physical activity, and use of primary care and preventive services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced self-efficacy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decreased health care costs, including fewer hospital admissions and readmissions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn more about the benefits of DSMES? Visit the CDC\u2019s website for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/education-support-programs\/index.html\">more information<\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locate a Diabetes Prevention Program or Diabetes Self Management Class Near You Participating in a program helps manage and reduce side effects of Type 2 Diabetes and decreases hospitalizations. 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