Study Circle (SC)
Another idea for involving the pharmacy in diabetes disease
management programmes might come from the so-called Study
Circles (SC).13,14 SC was originally a small group of people interested
in the same subject: they invited lecturers, did literature searches
and had discussions in the group. The aim of studies in an SC is
to gain knowledge that does not only include learning facts about
the subject, but also enables one to understand and change ones
existence. An SC for diabetes should be built on this tradition, thus
a participatory approach to education should be used; knowledge
should be sought by group members in texts as well as from their
own experiences. The long-term goal of an SC for diabetes should be
to develop a diabetes education programme to teach glucose control
and help participants cope with their diabetes. The pharmacy is a
good setting since it is a widely distributed service