certified diabetes educator

Use of Glucose Monitors by Type 2s Not on Insulin (I Wrote an ADA Journal Article!)

By AmyT on May 22, 2013

As a blogger (conditioned for instant gratification!) I feel like I’ve been waiting forever, but the research article I prepared for the American Diabetes Association’s Spring 2013 Diabetes Spectrum journal has finally been published. It’s odd to see my name in that teeny-tiny academic-journal print.
The deal is that accomplished CDE Mary Austin approached me at last year’s big annual ADA conference to ask if I’d be willing to tackle a research project/article on patient…

Read more »

Ask D’Mine: All BG Bets are Off, and Who Should be an Educator?

By WilD on April 13, 2013

Need help navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! That’s our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil attempts to settle a bet about high blood sugars and exercising, and also tells us what he really thinks about certified diabetes educators (CDEs). You won’t want to miss this…
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Andrew, type 2 from Utah, writes: There was a lively discussion at…

Read more »

The Future of Diabetes Education: Lost at Sea?

By MikeH on March 18, 2013

When we heard that the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) just released its newest three-year strategic plan, we were excited to learn how they’d be charting their course ahead for the coming years. But upon reviewing the document, we were mostly confused and more than a little disappointed.
What seems glaringly missing is the very patient perspective that could ensure the organization’s relevance and long-term survival…
At only eight pages and 2,000 words, our…

Read more »

Gary Scheiner’s Take on the Latest & Greatest… “Until There’s a Cure”

By AllisonN on March 4, 2013

Barring a miracle, there probably won’t be a cure within the next 10 years. So we know that managing our diabetes well is the only option if we want to live a long and healthy life.
This is the premise behind CDE and author Gary Scheiner’s latest work, Until There’s A Cure: The Latest and Greatest in Diabetes Self-Care. While his previous book, Think Like a Pancreas, was strictly geared toward those on insulin, his…

Read more »

A Word from the 2013 Diabetes Educator of the Year

By AmyT on November 23, 2012

Like us, you may wonder what qualifies a CDE to win the national award for Diabetes Educator of the Year?
Joanne Rinker was recently named Diabetes Educator of the Year for 2013 (they’re picked in advance of the coming year). She’s a North Carolina-based dietician-educator who’s helped build a unique program for spreading diabetes education across her state. She also focuses on the relationship between diabetes and hearing loss, AND she works as a coach…

Read more »