The knowledge of elderly Type 2 Diabetes patients in Slovenia stayed unchanged from 2010-2020, in the course of the National Diabetes Prevention and Care Development Programme in Slovenia. New approaches and the organization of educational efforts to empower the patients were recommended. However, they are only present in a recent National program for managing diabetes mellitus 2020-2030 to a minimal extent. The new program’s evaluation indicators are focused on processes and do not measure outcomes important to the patients.
