CPMC Diabetes Education Program Merits ADA Recognition

California Pacific’s Center for Diabetes Services’ diabetes self-management education program has been awarded continued recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Our high-quality education services were originally recognized by the ADA in January 2001.

The ADA Education Recognition effort, begun in the fall of 1986, is a voluntary process which assures that approved education programs have met the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs. Programs that achieve recognition status have a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide state-of-the-art information about diabetes management for participants.

Diabetes Self-Management

Self-management education is an essential component of diabetes treatment. Participants in an ADA recognized program are taught self-care skills promoting better diabetes management. All approved education programs cover these topics as needed:

• diabetes disease process;


• nutritional management;


• physical activity;


• medications;


• monitoring;


• preventing, detecting, and treating acute complications;


• preventing, detecting, and treating chronic complications through risk reduction;


• goal setting and problem solving;


• psychological adjustment;


• and preconception care, management during pregnancy, and gestational management.

Assuring high-quality education for patient self-care is one of the primary goals of the Education Recognition program. Through the support of the health care team and increased knowledge and awareness of diabetes, patients can assume a major part of his/her diabetes management responsibility. Unnecessary hospital admissions and some of the acute and chronic complications of diabetes may be prevented through self-management education.

Contact Us

For more information, contact The Center for Diabetes Services at 415-600-0506.