Jun 20, 2019, 12:00 PM
Chris Memering shares her highlights and takeaways from the ADA 2019 Scientific Sessions. Get summaries on the latest research looking at the integration of diabetes and cardiovascular care, gestational diabetes, nutrition therapy, access to diabetes education and more!
Jun 17, 2019, 10:41 AM
Guest blogger, Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE and 2016 AADE President, shares her take on attending the recent American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions.
Jun 12, 2019, 14:40 PM
Guest blogger Jason Garrett tells AADE how his health and the health of his clients improved after he discovered a resource in the Plant-Based Community of Interest, a professional development and networking forum available to all AADE members through MY AADE NETWORK.
Jun 4, 2019, 09:30 AM
Today more than ever we rely on technology. The number of people using insulin pumps, pens, and CGM is growing. Before DANA, it was close to impossible to keep up with all the devices and apps our patients were using. But now, DANA offers AADE members and diabetes educators the resources to stay relevant and on top.
May 30, 2019, 12:09 PM
People with diabetes (PWDs) have an increased risk of developing depression. Many PWDs feel comfortable expressing their emotions and feelings to their diabetes educators; therefore, diabetes educators play a critical role in helping PWDs cope and manage their mental health by providing individualized resources. Read six ways educators can support the mental health of people with diabetes and access practical resources in this blog post.
May 22, 2019, 15:27 PM
There is a serious psychosocial problem occurring and it’s not something we can let slide. For too long there has been a stereotypical misconception about a person with diabetes (type 2 in particular, but the word is used ubiquitously). People with diabetes often hear that they are in fact at fault for the disease; through poor diet choices, sedentary lifestyle, etc. It’s time for diabetes educators to stand up for the entire diabetes population and disband the ignorance.
May 14, 2019, 10:05 AM
As part of a campaign to improve care for 1 million people with type 2 diabetes by 2021, Sutter Health committed to increasing referrals for DSMES (diabetes self-management education and support). If you are part of a medical group or health system and would like to increase provider referrals for DSMES, here are five strategies.
May 7, 2019, 08:45 AM
As I’ve been told (and experienced), life goes on. Our job, as Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs) is to assist our clients to change in the direction of improvement. That direction is unique for each person which is often our biggest challenge – trying to discover what is the best direction for that individual.
Apr 26, 2019, 06:00 AM
Barriers to optimal diabetes management are complex and involve individual, community and health-system factors. The engagement of community health workers (CHWs) as a workforce is a proven strategy for improving diabetes outcomes. Not only do CHWs address individual-level factors, but often community-level factors and social determinants of health as well.
Apr 26, 2019, 06:00 AM
The collaboration between diabetes educators and community health workers provides a vehicle to address the social determinants of health by improving healthcare costs, increasing the capacity to serve, and most importantly engaging individuals in their health through evidence-based culturally grounded approaches.