Diabetes Education

In this video, Lorena Drago, RD, MS, CDN, CDE, speaks with Diabetes in Real Life columnist Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, about making the most of 15-minute diabetes education sessions.

CMS has updated guidance to clarify that all accredited diabetes self-management training providers may furnish and bill for telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency, after months of stakeholder advocacy efforts.

Individualizing time and offering simple and practical advice are among the ways a diabetes care and education specialist can make the most of 15-minute education sessions, according to a speaker.

In this video, Kellie Rodriguez, RN, MSN, MBA, CDE, president-elect of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, speaks with Diabetes in Real Life columnist Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, about plans for 2021.

The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Annual Conference is an all-virtual event for the first time, after unprecedented events forced organizers to quickly pivot and incorporate new themes impacting diabetes outcomes.

I was rounding during lunch break today in the hospital, and page No.7 for the day was for a new diabetes consult sent by the hospital unit clerk. I was in the middle of reviewing the cases on the endocrine census list on EPIC, our electronic health records.

There may be 60.6 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes in 2060, up from 22.3 million in 2014, according to a consensus report issued by several medical societies.

In this issue, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with registered dietitian and diabetes care and education specialist Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, FADCES, about diabetes peer support.

Behavioral change is a basic requirement for improving diabetes outcomes, but making those changes can be difficult for people with diabetes and for practitioners charged with helping them.

JDRF and Beyond Type 1 released new guidance Tuesday for people with diabetes on ways to reduce risk for contracting COVID-19 and curb the spread of disease, with 50 global diabetes organizations endorsing the recommendations, according to a press release.