By working together with the patient, family, and other staff, nurses can more consistently deliver premeal insulin at appropriate times to help improve glycemic control in the hospitalized patient with diabetes.

Mentoring and technical support is an effective method to increase personnel skills for DSME and to increase access to quality education programs in rural areas.

A.P. has been a paid consultant for and has received honoraria for speaking engagements from Abbott Laboratories Medisense.