Introduction


The Association of Diabetes Educators (ADE) is based in India. It is an organization of health care professionals working in the field of diabetes with a special focus on diabetes educators.

Objectives

  • To educate and train students and health care professionals such as certified diabetes educators, doctors (MBBS or higher qualifications), and paramedical personnel including dieticians, nurses, pharmacists and physiotherapists.
  • To promote study of the causes and treatment of diabetes and diffusion of information concerning diabetes
  • To organize, sponsor, promote, establish or conduct scientific research in diabetes
  • To promote lectures, seminars and discussions on diabetes and associated diseases.
  • To have a website for communications between the educators
  • To prepare the study material for diabetes education
  • To research in the educational techniques in diabetes education
  • To evaluate the outcome of diabetes education in preventing diabetes.