About R G's Diabetes & Healthcare Centre in C 21/88 A-1, Shanti Market, Lahurabir (opp. IMA Building), Varanasi

Diabetes is too serious to be ignored. If you do not control your Diabetes, Diabetes will control you.

Diabetes Mellitus, being a chronic lifelong disease with varied acute and chronic complications, its treatment, unlike any other acute illness, is not just a matter of taking a few pills or injections till the patient becomes symptom free. Since no cure of the disease is in sight, the patient has to accept to live with the disease life long, eliminating its symptoms and trying to avoid or reduce its complications with regular treatment, medications, along with changes in lifestyle. To achieve these difficult goals, a considerable amount of time has to be spent in patient education so that the patient can actively participate in daily self-care to maintain good metabolic control. Education is not just a part of diabetes treatment; it is the treatment. According to World Health Organization (WHO)"Education is the corner stone of diabetic therapy and vital to the diabetic in the society".

A certified diabetes educator (CDE) is a health care professional who is specialized and certified to teach people with diabetes how to manage their condition. The CDE is an invaluable asset to those who need to learn the tools and skills necessary to control their blood sugar and avoid long-term complications due to hyperglycemias. Unlike an endocrinologist, the CDE can spend as much time with a newly diagnosed person as is needed both for educational purposes and emotional support.

The diabetes educator has a complex role that combines the clinical, educational and psychological components of diabetes care. As well as teaching self care management, the diabetes educator also provides support and counselling through life changes after diagnosis, such as changes in routine with a new school or a new job, in an ongoing education process.