Mar 17, 2020, 09:00 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, 17:10 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, 13:42 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, 10:13 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, 14:39 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, 15:35 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, 10:47 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.
Feb 5, 2020, 14:09 PM
Barb Schreiner, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES presents 5 critical vaccines for the health of people with diabetes ad heart disease. February is American Heart Month, an excellent time to make sure that people with heart disease and those at risk for heart disease are protecting themselves against the risk of complications.
Jan 28, 2020, 08:02 AM
As we continue to increase the use of technology in diabetes care and transition to pumps and CGM with shorter needles, one major issue lingers: have we forgotten about lipohypertrophy? Learn how to inspect and palpate injection sites and work with clients to minimize risk of lipohypertrophy.
Jan 13, 2020, 15:40 PM
We’re a few weeks into 2020 and that means a majority of your clients who had a New Year’s resolution have not succeeded as planned. This is an excellent time to work with your clients to get back on track and rethink goals, to create those that work for their lifestyle. Here are 5 tips you can with your clients to make sure goals are realistic and attainable.