Patient Empowerment Programme (PEP) and Risk of Microvascular Diseases Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Population-Based Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.

The article discusses a study which aimed to evaluate the influence of a structured diabetes education program, Patient Empowerment Programme (PEP) implemented in primary care as compared with the alternative usual clinical practice. Topics covered include the association of PEP with a lower risk of diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients and the relation of program completion with reduction in composite microvascular complication events.