Siriraj Diabetes Education Program was launched officially in 1989, one year later, our medical team has organised its first camp for type 1 diabetes. Since then, a diabetes education programme and patient education has been developed continuously.
Our office as “Siriraj Diabetes Center” was opened officially on 2005. Our faculty coordinates with a multidisciplinary team to support people with diabetes in all aspects.
In 2017, we established a “Certified Diabetes Educator Program”, the first in the country, accredited by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital.
The renovated “Siriraj Diabetes Center of Excellence” and one-stop service of diabetes self-management education support and diabetes complication assessment unit successfully opened on 14 November 2018.
We highlight the concepts of (1) “Live a happy life despite diabetes” (2) “Well-being and Well-balance Diabetes.” Currently, we provide diabetes self-management education including knowledge, survival skills and necessary devices to our patients as well as one-stop service for diabetes complication screening. Patients can enjoy self-learning experience in the “healthy market corner” in our center which features food models with nutritional fact labels, medications, and diabetes technology devices.
We also conduct a one-year post-graduate hybrid learning Siriraj Certified Diabetes Educator Programme for healthcare professionals which opens for registration in May -June each year. A 3 in 1 Diabetes School Camp for people with T1D, caregiver and medical team are also organised every two years.
Furthermore, we have developed educational materials that suit Thai people and also collaborate with national and international organisations involved in diabetes care, education and research.
