DiabetesEd Training Conference | Oct 9-11, 2024 | Resources
Thank you for enrolling in our DiabetesEd Training Conference in San Diego
This resource page is a central hub where you can find all the essential information you need for the conference. It includes details like the daily surveys for CEs, conference schedule, e-handouts and resources, plus details for accessing your bonus courses. and session materials such as slides and recordings. Attendees can access downloadable resources, links to live or recorded sessions, and information about exhibitors and sponsors. The page may also offer networking tools like attendee directories and discussion boards, as well as logistical details like registration, travel information, and support contacts. Additionally, it often includes links for feedback surveys and, if applicable, details about earning continuing education credits.
Seminar Prep & Housekeeping
Please check out this Prep information for the upcoming Live San Diego Seminar
- Each morning, from 7-8 am, join us for breakfast, coffee, and registration. Lunch is also provided on the first two days. Class instruction will wrap up no later than 5 pm on the first two days and by 1 pm on the third day.
- Pre-order books & merch for home delivery by October 1st and get FREE shipping! Planning on ordering from our Bookstore but don’t want to take up space in your luggage? Stop by our Online Store today and place your book and swag orders by October 1st, Use code FREESHIP to enjoy free shopping on any product. Otherwise, you can browse books and merch onsite in San Diego, and purchase pancreases, DiaCells, and swag and books while limited supplies last. Sample textbooks will be available for viewing and you can order yours onsite for home delivery.
- Lonnie and Tiffany are our amazing onsite program managers. They can answer any questions and help you with product purchases and problem-solving.
- Make sure to bring a jacket or sweater to enjoy the beautiful walking path and to keep comfortable in the classroom. The dress code is casual professional.
Action Items
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Pre-Conference Survey
Please take our 3-minute pre-course survey by October 1st. We share the results at the conference, plus your responses guide the instructors on where to focus the content.
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Handouts
Conference Surveys for CEs
Start your Online Bonus Courses & Earn CEs! – Earn 10+ CEs
If you are planning on taking the diabetes certification exam or need additional CEs, we invite you to view the Online Bonus Courses included in your conference registration and available on your Diabetes Online University student portal. Click “read more” below for instructions for logging in.
- For the best experience in accessing the resources, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox browsers.
- Using Chrome or Firefox, go to www.diabetesed.net, and click on the green “Student login” tab at the top of the page.
- Your email address will be your username & you can click “forgot password” to receive a temporary password.
- Once logged in, you should see your Dashboard in your Student Center.
- Click on “My Courses” or “My Course Programs” on the left menu bar.
- Here you will see all enrolled courses, Launch the course by clicking the purple “Launch Module” button.
- To get your CEs, you must take the post-assessment portion of the webinar toward the bottom of the page. This includes a survey and test (you must get 80% or higher to pass) for each day plus the Critical Thinking Tool for the program.
Additional Resources
Table of Contents
Coach Beverly’s Diabetes Cheat Sheets
- Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus 2024 – A one-page cheat sheet that summarizes screening, risk status, and diagnostic criteria for diabetes. Great for your office and as a study tool.
- ADA /EASD Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes, 2024 – This one-page algorithm is an enlarged and printable version of the latest medication treatment strategies excerpted from ADA Standards 9. This handy reference sheet is great for your clinical practice and to study for certification.
- Hypertension and Diabetes 2024 ADA Guidelines – A helpful algorithm to determine the best approaches and next steps to achieve BP targets in people with diabetes.
- Supplement Safety Ratings Cheat Sheet 2024 – People with diabetes often take nutritional supplements for a variety of reasons. This Supplement Safety Rating Chart is a detailed evaluation chart of “Recommended” to “Not Recommended – High Risk” supplements.
- Intensifying to injectable therapies – ADA Algorithm 2024 – This algorithm describes the pathway to start someone with type 2 diabetes on injectables and or insulin therapy. We have enlarged the print size to improve readability and allow our users to download and print for their practice settings or to review for certification exams.
- See all of our Cheat Sheets here! We know that a great resource page full of accurate and helpful cheat sheets can save busy diabetes specialists time and energy. We collected all of our most popular and helpful reference sheets on one page. Please feel free to download, print, and share with your colleagues and community.
Course Essentials
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2023 Update
- Online E-Version of American Diabetes Association Standards of Care 2024
- Abridged Standards of Care 2024
- Summary of Revisions: American Diabetes Association Standards of Care 2024
Download Medication Pocketcards
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- Medication PocketCards – Download for FREE. – Includes all currently available diabetes medications. Great study tool and clinical resource.
- Glucagon Rescue Meds PocketCard – Download for FREE. – Includes 4 different glucagon treatment options plus hypoglycemia teaching info on another side. Great study tool and clinical resource.
Downloadable Forms
- Beverly’s Diabetes Goal Sheets – Feel free to copy, edit and use it for your practice! Setting realistic person-centered goals is a critical part of providing diabetes education care and support. We have created a goal sheet that you can use in your practice to capture the next steps toward improving self-care. If you would like to customize the document, it is available in Word so you can make modifications for your practice. Or you can download the PDF, print and go.
- Beverly’s Diabetes Intake Forms – Feel free to copy, edit and use them for your practice!
Medication and Insulin Resources
- Med Cheat Sheets | Cholesterol and Hypertension Medications 2024 – These summary sheets are helpful for your clinical practice and preparation for certification exams. For exam success, be familiar with the general concepts, (side effects and precautions) of these medications.
- Nonsteroidal MRAs for Type 2 and Chronic Kidney Disease 2024 – As outlined in ADA Standard 11, this novel medication is indicated for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes since it reduces the risk of kidney function decline, kidney failure, cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attacks, and hospitalization for heart failure.
- ADA /EASD Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes, 2024 – This one-page algorithm is an enlarged and printable version of the latest medication treatment strategies excerpted from ADA Standards 9. This handy reference sheet is great for your clinical practice and to study for certification.
- Intensifying to injectable therapies – ADA Algorithm 2024 – This algorithm describes the pathway to start someone with type 2 diabetes on injectables and or insulin therapy. We have enlarged the print size to improve readability and allow our users to download and print for their practice settings or to review for certification exams.
- Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus 2024 – A one-page cheat sheet that summarizes screening, risk status, and diagnostic criteria for diabetes. Great for your office and as a study tool.
- 9. Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 . This hyperglycemia road map details strategies to achieve glucose control for both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Section 9 of Standards of Care, 2023.
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Consensus Statement: Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm – 2023 Update. This link provides the complete executive and slide set summary by an American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology Consensus Panel on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. If you are taking the CDCES or BC-ADM exam, we encourage students to be familiar with the slide content that reviews diabetes management.
- Insulin Cost-Savings Resource Guide. – Comprehensive listing of cost-saving resources.
- Insulin Storage Cheat Sheet 2024 – Provides all kinds of important details on the storage of different types of insulin pens, vials, and more!
- ADCES 7™ Self-Care Behaviors – A must-read for anyone entering the field of Diabetes or as a reference for those already in the field. These 7 Self-Care Behaviors™ provide a framework for patient-centered diabetes self-management education and training (DSME/T) and care.
- 2022 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support– A joint position statement of the American Diabetes Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. An important document to review for those providing Diabetes Self-Management Education or those considering taking the certification exam.
- A Checklist for Compounded Semaglutide or Tirzepatide
- Vitamin E may be beneficial for the treatment of NASH in people without diabetes (246). However, in people with type 2 diabetes, vitamin E monotherapy was found to be negative in a small RCT (242), and it did not seem to enhance pioglitazone’s efficacy when used in combination as reported in an earlier trial in this population (245)
- The treat-to-target trial: randomized addition of glargine or human NPH insulin to oral therapy of type 2 diabetic patients – PubMed (nih.gov)
- A randomized trial of adding insulin glargine vs. avoidance of insulin in people with Type 2 diabetes on either no oral glucose-lowering agents or submaximal doses of metformin and/or sulphonylureas. The Canadian INSIGHT (Implementing New Strategies with Insulin Glargine for Hyperglycaemia Treatment) Study – PubMed (nih.gov)
- Initiation of insulin glargine therapy in type 2 diabetes subjects suboptimally controlled on oral antidiabetic agents: results from the AT.LANTUS trial – PubMed (nih.gov)
Technology, CGM, and Pumps
- Top Diabetes Apps Chart PDF 2024 – A list of highly-rated diabetes apps that help build bridges between people living with diabetes and technology. These apps have excellent functionality and user interface drive, according to the technology experts at ADCES.
- Diatribe.org
- Danatech.org
- Diabetes Technology. Deciphered. | PANTHER Program
- Diabeteswise.org
Psychosocial Care and Assessment Tools and
- Psychosocial Resource Page
- Language & Diabetes. What we say matters | Resource page
- Psychosocial Care for People with Diabetes: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association 2016. (See chart below excerpted from Position Statement)
- Diabetes Distress ScalePHQ-9 Depression Screening Scale Depression is not a normal part of getting older – CDC website full of info and resources
- PAID – Problem Areas in Diabetes Survey – Pediatric Version Youth perceived burden of type 1 diabetes.
- General Health Numeracy Test – A 6-question assessment on numeral literacy
Nutrition Related Information
- Diabetes Exchange List » a brief summary of serving size and carbohydrate counts for common foods. Excellent study tool for the exam.
- Carb Counting Quick Reference – We created this Carb Counting Quick Reference sheet based on the ADA handbook.
- Carb Counting Quick Reference – Spanish
- Plant-Based Eating Resource Page
- Carbohydrate Resource Page
- Understanding Advanced Carbohydrate Counting — A Useful Tool for Some Patients to Improve Blood Glucose Control – By Micki Hall, MS, RD, LD, CDCES, CPT
- Meal Planning » an incisive article by a leader in nutrition therapy, Dana Armstrong, RD, CDCES®. Dana describes an easy and accurate method for determining the carbohydrate content of food beyond label reading.
- ADA’s Meal Planning
- Diabetes Plate Method
Exercise Resources
- Resistance Training with Free Weights Patient Handout: Excellent resource that uses images and words to describe how to use free weights and exercise all major muscle groups. A publication of the Canadian Diabetes Association.
- Exercise Resource Page
Self-Care Resources for Diabetes Specialists
- Can Mindfulness Help Stop Health Worker Burnout? – highlights the benefits and limitations of formal mindfulness training for health care professional stress.
- Getting Started with Mindfulness – a popular and accessible magazine, Mindful is full of tips and tools for getting started with mindfulness practice.
- Self-Compassion – website with free guided self-compassion practices.
Plant-Based Resources
- Plant-Based Diets Guide
- Nutritional Update for Physicians
- Canadian Plant-Based Research Study
- Healthy Eating Plate
- Diabetes and Nutrition Support Services Newsletter and Recipes – April 2015
- The Plant-Based Diet – 20-page booklet published by Kaiser
- Is a Mediterranean diet best for preventing heart disease?
- Nutritional Update for Physicians on Plant-Based Diets
- Diabetes and Diet » Food can be powerful in preventing and reversing diabetes. However, dietary approaches have changed as we have learned more about the disease. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
- Preparing to Prescribe Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes Prevention and Treatment » Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Plant-based eating patterns combined with exercise have been found to improve diabetes control and reduce the need for medication in intervention trials as far back as 1976.
- Avoiding Grains is a Mistake » Neil Barndard, MD
- Plant Based References » a great resource
- Vegetarian Starter Kit » an easy-to-read and colorful handout for patients interested in learning more about a vegetarian diet. Published by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
- Plant-Based Cooking Recipes for Class
- Nutritional Update – Plant-Based Diets – This is an update on plant-based diets
- Plant-Based Diets Guide – This article provides physicians and other health care practitioners with an overview of the benefits of a plant-based diet.
- Plant-Based Diet for Type 2 Diabetes – Recommendations from the Canadian Diabetes Association for the use of a plant-based diet for the management of type 2 diabetes.
The use of DES products does not guarantee the successful passage of the diabetes certification exams. CBDCE & ADCES does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the certification exams, except for those published by CBDCE & ADCES.
**To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the Certification Board for Diabetes Care & Education (CBDCE), continuing education activities must be applicable to diabetes and approved by a provider on the CBDCE List of Recognized Providers (www.ncbde.org). CBDCE does not approve of continuing education. Diabetes Education Services is accredited/approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration which is on the list of CBDCE Recognized Providers.
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