Specialist in Diabetes Education HFP

Experts in diabetes counselling assess the care and training needs of patients with chronic diabetes. They gain an overview of the course of life, care and illness and involve the patients and their carers in the process. Based on this, they set achievable patient care goals and plan therapeutic measures. Prevention and early detection of secondary diseases in diabetes mellitus are just as central to their work as therapy. Experts in diabetes counselling take over the specialist management of the care process. They select suitable care measures and manage and coordinate co-operation with other specialists within and between professions. They apply diabetes­specific forms of therapy w