As part of Bepensa and the Bepensa Foundation's commitment to the health of the people living in the communities where we operate, the Diabetes Education program is ongoing and indefinite. This action-research project aims to help people with diabetes understand their condition, learn to live with it, make informed decisions that will help them change its course, and improve their quality of life and life expectancy. Additionally, it is hoped that these individuals will become advisors to other patients in their community.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a growing global problem, which translates into increased healthcare costs. When the disease is not adequately controlled, it impacts the quality of life of patients and their families.
It has been proven that ongoing education is a fundamental tool in the detection and control of this pathology.
The Peer Diabetes Education program is funded by the Bepensa Foundation and implemented by students from the medical, nutrition, physical therapy, and rehabilitation programs at the School of Health Sciences at Marist University.
The program enables patients and their families to make positive behavioral changes toward a healthy lifestyle, improving their quality of life by providing self-care tools, social and emotional support, counseling on lifestyle changes, and learning how to communicate actively to serve as counselors for other patients.
