c ett
Center, in
to be rei buned
TH Y
�TE, "Inveati ators
routinely con ider ho to
m ximize t e pby ical, emo­
tion I, and financial tre
brou ht to bear on the poten­
tial victim.
ichigan, C tl e Dext
in ould mount to 1.6
million per ye r.
DSS director C. P tric
oc id, "Thi progr m
erved . model for
11000
1. May help delay or
prevent the chronic com­
plication of diabetes
which include blindne ,
idney failure, heart di -
ea e , nerve damage, and
exu I dy function.
2. Teache prevention,
early recognition, and
treatment of foot problems
that might otherwi e lead
to amputation of toe , feet,
or lower leg.
3. Contribute to sue­
ces ful diabete manage­
ment by en bling patients
to b lance th ir me I pi ns,
e x ere i e and ac t i v i t y
chedule • and medication
and monitoring routines.
lnere e produc­
tivity of employees with
di b te improving health
nd decrea ing ho pitat
lay.
5. Con iders individual
life "lyle need uch a cul­
tural eating h bit and ex­
erci pre ercnce .
6 .. Decrea e overall
he lthc re co t by reduc­
ing the need for expen ive
ho pit I t y and the treat­
ment of complications.
7. Involve family nd
friend to help build an un­
der t nding upport net­
or .
8. Con ider emotional
and phy ical need to im­
prove over 11 sen e of
ell-being.
9. e traveling nd
dining out ea ier and heal­
thi r.
10. Improve the con­
fidence of per on ith
di bete in their ability to
m n ge their diabete .
Provided �y the
merican A ociation of
Oi bete Educator, n in­
dependent, multidi ipli­
n ry group of over 5,500
be ltb profe ional dedi­
c ted to promoting the
qu lity of diabete educ­
tion for per on ith
di bete and the profe -
ion I development of it
member.