sentences:  Feedback obtained from participants attending the workshop was very positive, with GPs reporting the simulation approach to be both of interest and use.Another important group of health-carers involved in the provision of day-to-day care for many people with diabetes are nurses.A separate workshop was held in June 2001 in Italy — by the same independent diabetologist / endocrinologist — to gain experience with application of the AIDA diabetes simulation approach as a teaching tool for student nurses.