Help people keep using their technology as life, motivation and needs change. This skill covers recognizing barriers and burnout, building routines and keeping confidence up over time.
This page brings together an everyday backup kit check, a connected pen guide, site care tools and education on psychological barriers and long-term engagement.
Sustained engagement, habit formation and long-term confidence.
Stopping a device should never mean stopping insulin.
The three resources we recommend first for this skill. CE/CME credit and end dates are shown where offered; available credit varies by profession.
Recognizing distress and burnout, and keeping the conversation about the person, not only the data.
View webinarCheck a person’s everyday insulin, monitoring and backup supplies, find what’s missing and give them a personalized backup plan.
Open backup kit checkA self-paced, case-based certificate on the seven self-care behaviors that shape long-term technology use.
View certificate programChoose a resource based on your clinical question or the setting where you’re providing care. Each is labeled by type and by how you’ll use it: Learn, Practice or Apply.
Courses, webinars and certificate programs for this skill, with current CE/CME status. Available credit varies by profession.
For educational use. Not clinical advice; does not replace clinical judgment, scope of practice, institutional policy or manufacturer instructions.
DISCLAIMERS:
This site and its services do not constitute the practice of medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always talk to your diabetes care and education specialist or health care provider for diagnosis and treatment, including your specific medical needs. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem or condition, please contact a qualified health care professional immediately. To find a diabetes care and education specialist near you, visit the ADCES finder tool.
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