Mar 31, 2020, 11:55 AM
African American women often report “sweating out my hairstyle” as a barrier to exercise since styling their hair can be tedious, time-consuming, and costly. If diabetes care and education specialists are to address the hair care barrier that exists to physical activity among African American females, there must be a baseline knowledge of the hair care and maintenance barriers.
Mar 30, 2020, 13:49 PM
Diabetes care and education specialists can play a strong role in guiding people with diabetes through the facts of COVID-19. In this blog post, the Diabetes Strong community share their most burning COVID-19 questions and Diabetes Strong founder Christel Oerum and endocrinologist Dr. Anne L. Peters give you the answers.
Mar 18, 2020, 16:34 PM
Many diabetes prevention organizations are wondering how to sustain their CDC-recognized lifestyle change programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access the latest CDC-guidance and get your questions answered.
Mar 17, 2020, 10:00 AM
When Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Toby Smithson decided to switch to a new CGM device to manage her type 1 diabetes, she became all too familiar with the challenges many of her clients come up against. She shares her experience in this blog post so that other diabetes care and education specialists can better prepare their own clients for the barriers and delays they may encounter.
Mar 12, 2020, 18:10 PM
What is the risk for people with diabetes who have contracted COVID-19? Melissa Young, PharmD, RPh, BC-ADM, CDE breaks down the data from China to help you better understand the risk to people with diabetes, along with additional resources to keep your clients safe.
Mar 9, 2020, 14:42 PM
What can you do to prepare your clients for a possible coronavirus outbreak or emergency situation? Find out how diabetes care and education specialists can help people with diabetes stay healthy and prepared in a time of crisis/emergency.
Feb 11, 2020, 11:13 AM
Learn more about the Endocrine Society’s Hypoglycemia Prevention Initiative and find key publications published for use by diabetes care and education specialists in this blog. You'll also learn insights from the first HypoPrevent study coordinator, a diabetes care and education specialist.
Feb 10, 2020, 15:39 PM
As diabetes care and education specialists address cardiovascular health, it’s important to let your clients know that they can protect their heart and health by managing their blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol. Take advantage of the fact that February is American Heart Month and start a “heart health” conversation.
Feb 7, 2020, 16:35 PM
For people with diabetes, preparing for illness requires additional planning with the recommendation to establish an ‘illness kit.’ Infection and the associated stress on the body can cause havoc with glucose management, so it is important to be prepared before illness strikes.
Feb 6, 2020, 11:47 AM
Diabetes care and education specialists like you can help to promote awareness of the U.S. Census within their communities, especially individuals who might be at risk of not being counted. Director of Advocacy Kate Thomas presents 3 ways to ensure your communities receive critical funding by being counted in the 2020 U.S. Census.