Two Years Maintenance of Structured Group Self-management Education in Type 2 Diabetes : a Randomized Controlled Trial

After an initial intensive group education, four-monthly follow-up self-management group education sessions for 2 years. Each session is based on empowerment, socio-constructivism, social learning theory: personalized assessment (BG and risk factors, actions: realized, planned, achieved (or not), cognitive work, analysis of individual and social context and environment (facilitators, obstacles) then action planning. Specific additional sessions can be scheduled (food management, diabetes treatment and hypoglycemia, exercise, self monitoring of BG, insulin dosage, foot care). Sessions are framed, and structured, with patient booklet support. Sessions are delivered at the community level, by trained registered nurses, under the coordination of the health management network Reucare.