Faculty Receives Funding from Blue Cross of
Idaho to Investigate Diabetes Self-Management
Leonie Sutherland, faculty
in the School of Nursing,
received funding from Blue
Cross of Idaho to conduct a
research study investigating
diabetes self-management
practices.
Dr. Leonie Sutherland
Specializing in diabetes selfmanagement research.
Diabetes self-management is essential
for the effective control of blood glucose
levels, slowing disease progression, and minimizing the
devastating complications resulting from poor glucose control. Self-management requires a basic understanding of diabetes pathophysiology, shared decision making between provider and patient, and a
commitment to incorporate health strategies into everyday living.
Blue Cross is implementing the Diabetes Light Wellness Coaching program designed to provide
health coaching for members whose diabetes falls within specific parameters. The goals of the program
are to help members with behavior change and provide support as they make lifestyle changes. The
Diabetes Light Wellness Coaching program offers an opportunity to examine some of the issues surrounding successful self-management as recommended by the current state of knowledge. A research
extension of this program will further explore the self-management experiences of program participants. A better understanding of how the trajectory of self-management unfolds will be helpful to
tailor interventions to the unique needs for patients wanting to take charge of their diabetes.
Faculty Research on the Rise: A Report from
WIN
The Western Institute of Nursing Research (WIN) is one of four
regional nursing research organizations in the United States. This
research conference is attended by hundreds of nurses in academia
and practice and nursing students from across the region. Cutting
edge research is shared before it is published. Boise State’s SON
has been attending and presenting at WIN for several years. Boise
State’s presence gets bigger each year as our involvement in
research grows.
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