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The Every Diabetic Counts (EDC) program was launched on August 1, 2008. The program provides Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) training to Medicare beneficiaries. DSME is the ongoing process of facilitating the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for diabetes self-care. This process incorporates the needs, goals, and the life experiences of the person with diabetes and is guided by evidenced-based standards. The overall objectives of DSME are to support informed decision-making, self care behaviors, problem-solving, and active collaboration with the health care team to improve clinical outcomes, health status, and quality of life. |
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There is no cost for this program. The training classes are taught by professionals, including one or more Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) over a designated period of time and it provides ongoing follow-up assistance and support to participants. Medicare beneficiaries will be educated on nutrition, fitness and medication-monitoring, in areas such as glucose monitoring, HbA1c, and lipid levels.
The program is currently running in seven states/territories: District of Columbia (D.C.), Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Tennessee and the US Virgin Islands.
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This site was created by the HCD International’s Health Disparities Quality Improvement Organization Support Center through funding by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Contract # HHSM-500-2008-00028C
