Jan 4, 2021, 07:00 AM
New research shows tailoring diabetes education to meet cultural needs can significantly improve blood sugar levels in Marshallese people with type 2 diabetes. Learn more in this guest blog post from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Dec 30, 2020, 15:20 PM
ADCES member Katherine O’Neal shares why the COVID-19 offers hope for the future and a critical step to ending the pandemic. Learn more about the vaccines and access more COVID-19 vaccine facts in this blog post.
Dec 30, 2020, 14:25 PM
Diabetes care and education specialist Lucille Hughes DNP, MSN/Ed, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES shares her reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine and the impact it has on her clients, colleagues and family members.
Dec 30, 2020, 14:18 PM
ADCES 2021 President Kellie Rodriguez reflects on the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it and shares why she got the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec 14, 2020, 08:00 AM
Is there a different way we can approach education, care and counseling that might strengthen the resilience and confidence needed to manage a chronic condition? We believe there is. Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) interventions present a solution-focused approach where traditional conversation is reframed towards one of generating solutions.
Dec 7, 2020, 11:53 AM
Diabetes care and educations specialists (DCESs) remain under-represented on care teams and the services they provide remain underutilized, despite the evidence that shows the value of these services on health outcomes. This contributes to “therapeutic inertia,” the failure to initiate or intensify therapy when therapeutic goals are not reached.
Dec 4, 2020, 08:00 AM
ADCES and diabetes care and education specialists play an important role in addressing racial disparities that impact health and well-being. The ADCES Board of Directors and staff leadership have developed a plan to address this from multiple angles. Learn more about ADCES' work to better progress health equity within membership
Nov 30, 2020, 14:24 PM
America’s podiatrists are treating an increased number of clients with complications—but they are not suffering from the coronavirus. Instead, they’re people with diabetes who have delayed foot care due to fear of the virus. As a result, they are suffering serious complications, ranging from severe diabetes-related foot wounds to gangrene to sepsis. One recently published study indicates diabetes-related amputation rates have tripled since the onset of the pandemic. Learn more in this blog post from the president of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
Nov 23, 2020, 07:00 AM
A person could spend a ton of time in hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and achieve an A1C in target range. Likely, the person would not feel well and not be achieving good clinical outcomes. Diana Isaacs presents the case for using time in range (TIR) as a key metric in determining glucose management.
Nov 16, 2020, 09:51 AM
Overweight and obesity are prevalent conditions in the U.S. and world and contribute significantly to risks for diabetes and associated cardiometabolic conditions. Because overweight and obesity are known to bring negative and costly outcomes for the person with or at risk for diabetes, the practitioner, and for the healthcare system, addressing weight loss is an area of high focus and is a central objective. New research demonstrates that motivational interviewing can be used to impact weight loss.