Diabetes Care and Education: A Look Backward and Forward.

The importance of self-management and education is now generally known and accepted in the diabetes community. Despite this, the number of people with diabetes who receive diabetes education and psychosocial services continues to be disappointing. While clinical advances are being adopted, referrals to diabetes education remain low, and resources for behavioural support are scarce. This calls for a need to inform and remind care providers and healthcare decision-makers of the efforts of all those who built the foundation for comprehensive diabetes care, which continues to inform practice and serve as a backdrop for research to address today's challenges.