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Objective To study the effect of diabetic education on the patients using insulin treatment.Methods 41 cases of diabetes were trained in three different ways:group education,individual education and self education in the hospital for three to four weeks by a team of nurses.Results The results showed that the total average test score was increased by 4.44 after education.The average test scores was 9.37±0.45 after education and higher than before education (4.93±0.59) ( P <0.001).12.4% of the patients got full scores after education,34.1% of the patients got the excellent scores (≥8) before education.82.9% of patients got excellent scores after education.41.5% of the patients got low scores (<3) before education,and it was only 3.1% after education.For diabetic knowledge accumulating,the effects were significant ( P <0.001).The self care skill and knowledge such as self monitor of blood glucose and urine glucose,foot care were improved ( P <0.001).By education,diet control,exercise,oral hypoglycemic durgs and insulin treatment,FBS and PBS of patients were efficiently controled ( P <0.001).Conclusion Education is an important way for the patients to learn diabetic knowledge,improve the ability of self management