Nov 1, 2020, 08:49 AM
For Bill, his diagnosis of type 1 diabetes came right as lockdowns started, creating a challenge that diabetes care and education specialist Diana Isaacs helped him overcome. Find out what she did to promote positive outcomes while staying safe.
Nov 1, 2020, 08:00 AM
Outdated coverage requirements, cumbersome standards and payment challenges have turned the quality, evidenced-based services of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) into an administrative nightmare. ADCES Chief of Science and Practice Leslie Kolb, MBA, BSN, RN shares how DCES can step up to advocate for reducing the complexities of offering DSMES services.
Oct 30, 2020, 07:33 AM
The fall and winter holidays, from Halloween to New Year’s Day, can be a particularly difficult time to manage glucose and avoid hypoglycemia because eating patterns and activities change significantly. Here are 5 things you can do with your clients to support their success.
Oct 26, 2020, 08:00 AM
The ADCES Foundation partnered with the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education to offer a one-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunity to support the career of emerging leaders in diabetes care and education. Dr. Julia Blanchette PhD, RN, CDCES was recently named the recipient of the fellowship to support her continuing work in financial barriers in emerging adults. Learn more about her work and what she hopes to accomplish over the next year.
Oct 13, 2020, 08:00 AM
With the November 3 election quickly approaching, much of the spotlight has been on the presidential election, yet there are many other elections taking place on the local and state level. ADCES created Your Diabetes Decision-Making Guide to the 2020 Election to help diabetes care and education specialists engage with candidates for elected offices. Learn more about this guide here.
Sep 28, 2020, 08:00 AM
Have you ever thought about what it must be like to enter a hospital and be told that you must remove your continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device? Veronica Brady has three arguments for why hospital settings should allow CGM devices.
Sep 21, 2020, 11:59 AM
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic impacted many aspects of diabetes care for children, their parents and caregivers. Many diabetes camp programs that provide multiple-day residential programs were not offered in 2020, but some virtual offerings have opened our eyes to the opportunities available through virtual diabetes camps.
Sep 14, 2020, 09:13 AM
Chris Memering shares three practical ways for diabetes care and education specialists to start looking at the structural constructs of their system, understand structural competency instead of cultural competency and create interventions at various levels to help reduce or eliminate health inequities.
Sep 3, 2020, 15:26 PM
The College Diabetes Network (CDN) has been raising awareness of available resources for higher education administration. These resources will better prepare all in higher education to serve their students with type 1 diabetes.
Aug 24, 2020, 08:59 AM
You have likely participated in many a webinar or even a few online meetups as a participant during the COVID-19 pandemic, but being a virtual meeting organizer or presenter is a very different experience. Here are a few things that Lisa Golden, MA.Ed.HD, CRC has learned to be aware of when working with people with disabilities while teleworking.