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There are calculations that assisted in insulin adjustment, the Ames Glucometer provided immediate blood glucose levels and general knowledge assisted in the use of mechanical insulin.","The thirty subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The two groups were similar on demographic factors and the initial glycosylated hemoglobin measure.","At the conclusion of the study the experimental group which received the educational intervention (Diabetes Self-Management) program showed a significant difference on both the post-test objective knowledge test and the glycosylated hemoglobin measure. The control group which received no educational intervention showed no significant difference on the glycosylated hemoglobin measure and had lower scores on the post-test objective knowledge test.","This study being developmental in nature would be substantiated by a new study that could rule out seasonal activities effect. The study should be evaluated over a longer period of time as one, two, or three years to determine the long term effect. The program should be evaluated in terms of cost in instrumentation for blood analysis and time required for instruction to determine cost/benefit. The biological measurement of the educational intervention effect adds creditability to the post-test measurement.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T05:48:06Z (GMT). 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