Table 1.

NEAT key elements

• Brief video vignettes focused on diabetes self-management “survival skills”

o Nutrition   o Medication taking   o Insulin injections   o Blood glucose monitoring   o Hypoglycemia

• Patient knowledge assessment • Nurse “cheat” sheet to aid in patient knowledge acquisition • Survival skills take home sheet • Diabetes education resource list to aid in scheduling outpatient visits prior to discharge • Uniform documentation guidance in electronic medical record