I have some bittersweet news to share with you: today is my last day as Assistant Editor at DiabetesMine.
What could possess me to leave such a great position at an amazing diabetes blog? Well, I’m heading back to school to become a Certified Diabetes Educator!
(((YAY!!!!!)))
This has actually been something that’s been brewing inside me since I was in high school. I remember first mentioning the idea of being a diabetes educator to…
We’ve walked through multiple exhibit halls at diabetes conferences in recent months, and seen hundreds of displays for products ans services meant to serve or help the diabetes community — everything from medical devices, blood strips and supplies to non-profit charities and food products that people with diabetes might care about.
Some “controversial” exhibitors definitely caught our eye, such as a cinnamon water extract product that’s supposedly a dietary supplement to help blood sugar control (really?), and…
The exhibit hall at the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Annual Meeting is a bit like Costco for diabetics. There are food vendors everywhere, and you can spend plenty of time just walking around sampling many of their wares. Of course with so much of D-management revolving around food, it makes sense that diabetes educators would want to know what the latest food options are for their patients.
Actually, the exhibit hall reminded of…
Earlier today, we told you about how diabetes education is changing and those in the field are starting to listen more to the voice of the patient and encourage us to write our own stories.
At the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) conference, we sat down and chatted with Janis Roszler, a CDE and family therapist in Miami. She discussed patient empowerment and how educators can do a better job of helping us manage…
Hey, diabetes educators: It’s not about you; it’s about us people with diabetes.
At the annual meeting for the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), I sat in on several sessions focused on teaching CDEs how to be better educators. While it was reassuring to note that the trainers are starting to grasp that they need to talk less and listen more, it also reinforced my perception that the vast majority of diabetes educators really…