"Doing the program, our weight went down, our A1Cs went down": Benefits of a family diabetes self-management program for persons with diabetes and their support persons.
OBJECTIVES Diabetes is a serious, prevalent chronic disease affecting more than 14.7% of US adults, and most of these have type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A family diabetes self-management education and support (FDSMES) approach has been shown to benefit persons with diabetes (PWDs); however, gaps remain in the litera...