Perspectives on Diabetes Care

This is the official blog of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists where we share recent research and professional opinions on diabetes care and education.

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If you're looking for professional opinions on diabetes care and education, you're in the right place. Perspectives on Diabetes Care is the official ADCES® diabetes care and education blog that shares helpful views on diabetes care and education. 

This is where you'll find practical tips on working with people affected by prediabetes, diabetes and related cardiometabolic conditions and the latest research and viewpoints on issues facing diabetes care and education specialists and the people they serve.

 

 

Current & Past ADCES Blog Articles

 

Preventing Serious Complications in People with Diabetes and Heart Disease

Feb 5, 2020, 15:09 PM

Barb Schreiner, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES presents 5 critical vaccines for the health of people with diabetes ad heart disease. February is American Heart Month, an excellent time to make sure that people with heart disease and those at risk for heart disease are protecting themselves against the risk of complications.


Lipohypertrophy: A Forgotten Problem

Jan 28, 2020, 09:02 AM

As we continue to increase the use of technology in diabetes care and transition to pumps and CGM with shorter needles, one major issue lingers: have we forgotten about lipohypertrophy? Learn how to inspect and palpate injection sites and work with clients to minimize risk of lipohypertrophy.


New Year’s Resolution Not Go as Planned? Now What?

Jan 13, 2020, 16:40 PM

We’re a few weeks into 2020 and that means a majority of your clients who had a New Year’s resolution have not succeeded as planned. This is an excellent time to work with your clients to get back on track and rethink goals, to create those that work for their lifestyle. Here are 5 tips you can with your clients to make sure goals are realistic and attainable.


A Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis: Overcoming Shame and Stigma

Jan 7, 2020, 12:02 PM

Before making any assumptions about people with diabetes, healthcare providers need to take a step back and truly evaluate the person sitting in front of them. Providers need to be careful not to come across as judgmental when making the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or in providing care. Learn more in this quick case study for a person-centered approach.


12 Tips to Help You Meet Your New Year's Exercise Goals Today

Dec 31, 2019, 11:14 AM

Here are 12 tips to help maximize your chance of being successful at sticking to your exercise program. If you are a diabetes care and education specialist, print this out and talk through it with clients who might be considering exercise goals.


The New and Improved Nutrition Facts Label: What You Need to Know

Dec 23, 2019, 12:09 PM

The new Nutrition Facts label reflects current evidence and science, including the link between diet and chronic diseases. This updated tool will help your clients with diabetes more easily identify food choices that work (and don’t work) for them. Here are 5 key changes you need to know.


The Collaboration Between AADE and Peer Support Communities: A Look Back, Then Forward

Dec 16, 2019, 16:10 PM

Diabetes care and education specialist and peer support advocate Hope Warshaw summarizes the major milestones that have transpired over the eight years of AADE’s collaboration with peer support communities and how this collaboration is moving forward in 2020.


Practical Ways to Incorporate Peer Support into your Practice

Dec 16, 2019, 14:09 PM

The value of ongoing support for people with diabetes and their caregivers can play a role in achieving positive outcomes. Diabetes care and education specialist Lisa Hodgson gives an introduction to the new perspectives in practice paper on peer support and outlines some 4 steps you should consider when integrating peer support into DSMES services.


There’s an App for That. But Should You Use it?

Dec 10, 2019, 10:58 AM

There is no shortage of diabetes related apps from food, activity and glucose tracking, to diabetes coaching, medication advice, carbohydrate counting and more. But are these apps worthwhile to use?


Improving the In-Office Experience for People with Diabetes: Katherine Trimino and Mayra Rivas

Dec 2, 2019, 16:50 PM

Katherine Trimino and Mayra Rivas are two dietitians working at an outpatient setting in Houston that serves many people with a high risk of developing type-2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications. Through AADE Foundation Scholarships, the two were able to attend AADE’s Annual Conference for the first time.