Diabetes Educators and the Exercise Prescription
- Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP, CDE and
- Karen L. Kemmis, PT, MS, CDE
Abstract
In Brief Physical activity and the exercise prescription is an integral component of the diabetes self-management training (DSMT) plan for any patient with diabetes or anyone at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Diabetes educators from a variety of health care professions are responsible for the successful inclusion of this component into lifestyle behaviors. Current recommendations describe the multidisciplinary team approach as the preferred delivery system for DSMT.
Footnotes
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Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP, CDE, is a clinical exercise physiologist, a diabetes educator, and team leader of the Exercise Physiology Department at the Joslin Clinic in Boston, Mass. Karen L. Kemmis, PT, MS, CDE, is a physical therapist, exercise physiologist, and diabetes educator at the Joslin Diabetes Center affiliate at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y.
- American Diabetes Association
