Position Statements
AADE issues position statements on topics related to diabetes self-management training as well as AADE’s missions and goals. They are developed by a multidisciplinary group of diabetes educators, are peer-reviewed and are submitted for review and final approval to AADE’s Board of Directors.
2009 Position Statements:
- Disabilities Position Statement (PDF)
- Community Health Workers Position Statement (PDF)
- Diabetic Kidney Disease Position Statement (PDF)
- Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Position Statement (PDF)
- Inpatient Position Statement (PDF)
- Special Considerations in the Management and Education of Older Persons with Diabetes (PDF)
- Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Therapy Using a Pump (PDF)
2008 Position Statements:
- AADE7TM Self-Care Behaviors (PDF)
- Diabetes Educators: Implementing the Chronic Care Model (PDF)
- Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting (PDF)
- Vaccination Practices for Hepatitis B, Influenza and Pneumococcal Disease for People with Diabetes (PDF)
- The 2008 Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance for Diabetes Educators (PDF)
2007 Position Statements:
- Cultural Sensitivity and Diabetes Education: Recommendations for Diabetes Educators (PDF)
- Individualization of Diabetes Self-Management Education (PDF)
- Diabetes and Exercise (PDF)
- Diabetes Education and Public Health (PDF)
2006 Position Statements:
Archived Position Statements:
- Education for Continuous subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Pump Users (PDF)
- Educating Providers and Persons with Diabetes to Prevent the Transmission of Bloodborne Infections and Avoid Injuries from Sharps (PDF)
- Intensive Diabetes Management: Implications of the DCCT and UKPDS (PDF)
- Insulin Self-Administration Instruction: Use of Engineered Sharps Injury Protection Devices to Meet OSHA Regulations (PDF)
- Medical Nutritional Therapy for People with Diabetes Mellitus (PDF)
-
Standards for Outcomes Measurement
of Diabetes Self-Management Education (PDF)
-
Technical Review
(PDF)
-
Technical Review
(PDF)
Background on Position Statement Development (PDF)
Suggest a Topic (PDF)












