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Evidence-informed clinical publications demonstrating how continuous, peer-driven support improves diabetes self-management and health outcomes for women across the care continuum.

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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Reimagining Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Services: Complementing the Four Critical Times With Continuous, Peer-Driven Support

Authors: Janice MacLeod, Donna Rice, and Deborah Greenwood

The Diabetes Educator, 2025

Across the diabetes journey, continuous-peer support meaningfully complements traditional DSMES by addressing real-world barriers between clinical visits—strengthening engagement, confidence, and sustained self-management.

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Holistic Care for Women With Diabetes: Integrating Social Drivers, Preventive Health, and Peer Support

Authors: Janice MacLeod and Donna Rice

Cutting Edge Nutrition and Diabetes Care, 2025

Integrating evidence-based peer support with clinical care, social drivers of health assessment, and preventive health resources strengthens engagement, reduces isolation, and sustains self-management for women living with diabetes.

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DiabetesSisters Voices: Virtual Patient Community to Identify Reserach Priorities for Women Living with Diabetes

Authors: Wanda Nicholson and Karen Graffeo

National Institute of Health, 2019

Demonstrates how a virtual patient community can engage women living with diabetes to share lived experiences, identify research priorities, and amplify the patient voice in diabetes research.

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