title: Why educate the diabetic?
abstract: There is a need for better education of diabetics. This leads to better quality care by the patient, and better quality of care by health professionals. Economic advantages of patient education are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D006266:Health Education; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009864:Ontario; D010358:Patient Participation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States