Most recent by Kellie Antinori-Lent, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, BC-ADM, CDE, FAADE
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January 23, 2020
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A bold move from ‘diabetes educator’ to ‘diabetes care and education specialist’
Diabetes self-management education and support, or DSMES, the service offered by diabetes educators, improves HbA1c, reduces health system expenditures and decreases the risks for developing the acute and chronic complications associated with diabetes. Yet insurance companies report that most individuals with diabetes do not receive these services. Although this can be attributed to many factors, some of it directly relates to our very name, diabetes educator.