There's incredible hope for diabetics. If you spend a mere day educating them,  they'll improve -- and greatly -- by maintaining better blood sugar control.

In short, if you have the disease, you can learn to be effective in "Taking Control of Your Diabetes."

This positive message was announced at the recent 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

"Behavioral change is possible, incrementally... and [it] can have profound effects on the health and quality of life of diabetics," Mary Johnson, director of clinical research at the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, told United Press International.