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Question of the Week | Sept 1 | Cancer and Diabetes

September 1st, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | Sept 1 | Cancer and Diabetes

LS is a 49-year-old with type 2 diabetes and an A1c of 8.9%.  LS has a BMI of 38 with recently discovered steatohepatitis. Considering the relationship between diabetes and cancer, … Continue reading Question of the Week | Sept 1 | Cancer and Diabetes

3 Things I’ve Learned While Speaking Spanish

August 31st, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on 3 Things I’ve Learned While Speaking Spanish

On Fridays, I get to provide diabetes care at a local clinic where about half of the people I see are Spanish-speaking only. We do have wonderful interpreters, but I … Continue reading 3 Things I’ve Learned While Speaking Spanish

Preparing For the CDCES Exam 2020 Free Webinar | September 3, 2020

August 28th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Preparing For the CDCES Exam 2020 Free Webinar | September 3, 2020

FREE webinar, September 3, 2020, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.  (PST) Unsure about updates for the 2020 exam? Coach Beverly offers this FREE webinar to help get you to … Continue reading Preparing For the CDCES Exam 2020 Free Webinar | September 3, 2020

Disaster Preparedness and Diabetes

August 27th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Disaster Preparedness and Diabetes

As we enter fire and storm season, it’s always a good idea to think ahead and be prepared for disaster. In addition to the items listed below, make sure to … Continue reading Disaster Preparedness and Diabetes

Food Insecurity Risk Rising for people with Diabetes

August 26th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Food Insecurity Risk Rising for people with Diabetes

Food insecurity in the United States has doubled over the past 20 years. Food insecurity “exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to acquire … Continue reading Food Insecurity Risk Rising for people with Diabetes

Figs and Drunken Fig Jam. Happy Monday

August 24th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Figs and Drunken Fig Jam. Happy Monday

On my 40th birthday, I was gifted a Mission Fig tree that was no taller than my 5″ 7″ self. The tree loved her new home and grew quickly, spreading … Continue reading Figs and Drunken Fig Jam. Happy Monday

CV Risk Vignette – Best Strategy to Improve Outcome | QoW Rationale

August 20th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on CV Risk Vignette – Best Strategy to Improve Outcome | QoW Rationale

Our August 4th Question quizzed test takers on CV Disease risk management and diabetes. Although 49% of respondents chose the correct answer, 51% did not. We thought that this was … Continue reading CV Risk Vignette – Best Strategy to Improve Outcome | QoW Rationale

QoW Aug 18 | CDCES vs BC-ADM. What’s the difference?

August 18th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on QoW Aug 18 | CDCES vs BC-ADM. What’s the difference?

What best describes the difference between a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and a person Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM)? BC-ADMs are responsible for increased complexity … Continue reading QoW Aug 18 | CDCES vs BC-ADM. What’s the difference?