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…
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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…
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When we’re diagnosed with diabetes, we hear about something called a “patient-centered healthcare team,” where the patient is supposedly the captain and the endocrinologist, certified diabetes educator, dietician, eye doctor, primary care doctor and other specialists are all supporting team members.
Or so they say. Truth is, “healthcare teams” are rarely set up like this.
As we all know, the patient is rarely in charge of anything and medical professionals are rarely working in harmony.…
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By
WilD on
March 15, 2012
Ever wonder who trains the trainers? We did, so we sent off our resident expert to take part in an official CDE (certified diabetes educator) training session. Here is his report, unfortunately with some unsightly results:
By D’Mine Columnist / Correspondent Wil Dubois
Thirty-three percent of people with diabetes (PWDs) have sufficient “clinical symptoms” for a diagnosis of depression. But in the chaos of a complicated disease, and with short office visits, depression is often…
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