4Demystifying Evidence-based Practice: Tips for Diabetes Educators

Have you ever observed the different approaches used by diabetes educa-tors and wondered which are most effective – say, for example, what are the best ways of providing group education? Have you wondered if written handouts are less or more effective than electronic ones? Do you consider yourself a support-er of evidence-based practice but know there are times when your own practice is not evidence-based? If you answered “yes ” to any of these questions, the ideas and suggestions that follow may serve as a primer to get you started and build your confidence for evi-dence-based/informed practice. What is evidence-based practice