In The News 19 March 2010

Highland District Hospital's Diabetes Education Program merits ADA recognition

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The prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program was recently awarded to the Diabetes & You program of Highland District Hospital.

ADA believes that this program offers high-quality education that is an essential component of effective diabetes treatment.


The Association’s Education Recognition Certificate ensures that educational programs meet National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. These Standards were developed and tested under the auspices of the National Diabetes Advisory Board of 1983 and were revised by the diabetes community in 1994 and 2000.


Programs apply for Recognition voluntarily. Programs that achieve Recognition status to have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management.

“The process gives professionals a national standard by which to measure the quality of services they provide, comments Cathy Faulconer, RN, Diabetes Educator. “And, of course, it assures that the customer that he or she will receive high-quality service.”


According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 20.8 million people or 7% of the population in the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 6.2 million people are not aware that they have this disease.

Each day approximately 4,110 people are diagnosed with diabetes. Many will first learn that they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications – heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve disease, and amputation.

About 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2005. Diabetes contributed to 224,092 deaths in 2002. Since 1987 the death rate due to diabetes has increased by 45%, while the death rates due to heart disease, stroke, and cancer have declined.

For more information about this recognized education program, please contact Highland District Hospital’s Diabetes & You program at 937.840.6674.


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