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ADA Recognizes St. John's Diabetes Education Program
July 16, 2002

The American Diabetes Association has recognized St. John's Health System's diabetes education program as a quality diabetes self-management education program. St. John's meets national standards for diabetes self-management education, which is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment. Diabetes self-management through education may prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and some of the acute or chronic complications of diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association reports 15.7 million people in the United States have diabetes and of that number, 5.4 million people are not aware that they have the disease. Many learn they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and nerve problems.

St. John's diabetes education program , which has offices at Smith-Glynn-Callaway Medical Building empowers patients to take control of their diabetes through a comprehensive individualized education program. The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading non-profit health organization supporting diabetes research, advocacy and information for health professionals, patients and the public.

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