Join Coach Beverly for an exploration into the 30 feet of lumen that affects daily well-being. This one-hour complimentary journey will expand participants view of how trillions of bacterial hitchhikers profoundly influence our health.

Beverly will discuss how foods, the environment and our medical practices impact gut bacteria over time and strategies we can take to protect these old friends.

Since we are anticipating a full-house, plan to arrive at the webinar at least 15 minutes early to hold your spot (first come, first serve basis). Don’t worry if you miss the live version, we will send you a link to the recorded version later that day.

Register below if you want to join us live, November 12 at 11:30 a.m. PST:

We offer this course as part of our Level 4 Bundle as well as an individual course! If you’re hoping for CE credit, you can purchase the individual course or the Level 4 Bundle in our store. Purchase comes with video, podcast, handouts, test, and CE Certificate.

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Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy every year just for Halloween. That means lots of extra calories and sugar temptations for days and weeks to come.

One strategy to decrease temptation and consumption, is to remove these sugary treats from your home and donate leftover candy to persons or organizations in need. Donating provides a great opportunity to teach children about sharing and kindness, while supporting healthy food choices.

“Giving back to our Soldiers” provides a fantastic opportunity to express our gratitude by sharing these treats and maybe even adding a note of thanks for their service.

Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude sends care packages to U.S. troops stationed in overseas and first responders stateside. The organization’s mission is simple: to put a smile on soldiers’ faces. Kids are encouraged to include letters and pictures, too.

Soldiers’ Angels
Soldiers’ Angels organizes Treats for Troops annually. Visit the website to find a donation drop-off point, or register to start a drive of your own.

Operation Shoebox and Any Soldier
These are two more organizations that collect and send care packages to troops overseas. Operation Shoebox accepts individually wrapped candies all year long. Meanwhile, Any Soldier allows you to decide which branch of the armed forces you’d like to support: Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines.

Here are some other strategies:

• Out of site, out of mind: Try keeping their favorite fruits and veggies in sight and put the candy somewhere where they have to dig for it.
• Trade treats for treasures: Plan a visit from the Halloween Witch.Tell your kids a tall tale about the Halloween Witch (or fairy). Like her cousin the Tooth Fairy, she sneaks in on the night of October 31 to spirit away candy–and leave a special toy or other gift in its place.Jennifer Tyler Lee posted this clever idea for reducing candy consumption on the Huffington post: Some parents invite their kids to leave a donation to the Switch Witch, who collects up Halloween candy and leaves a present in exchange. Similar to this idea, we’re going to trade treats for treasures. Five candies buys you a pack of hockey cards or a take-apart eraser. Twenty-five candies gets you a bucket of balls at the driving range. One hundred candies can be redeemed for tickets to the local college basketball game.
• Use candy for crafts: Use use the candy as the raw material to build a holiday house. Have your kids make a candy wreath by gluing packaged candies onto a wreath. Fun and decorative at the same time! A great way to use up extra candy and keeps the kids busy.
• Just add milk: Serve a glass of nonfat milk or water to enjoy with the candy. This will help balance what they are consuming and leave less room in their their stomach for more candy.

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Topics covered include:

• Changes in requirements for 2019
• Exam eligibility and test format
• Strategies to succeed
• Review of study tips and test taking tactics.

We will review sample test questions and the reasoning behind choosing the right answers.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Intended Audience: This FREE webinar is designed for individual or groups of diabetes educators, including RNs, RDs, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants and other health care providers interested in achieving excellence in diabetes care and becoming Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists®.

Instructor: Beverly Thomassian RN, MPH, CDCES, BC-ADM is a working educator who has passed her CDCES Exam 6 times. She is a nationally recognized diabetes expert for over 25 years.

See our Preparing for CDCES Resource Page >>

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Topics covered include:

• Changes in requirements for 2019
• Exam eligibility and test format
• Strategies to succeed
• Review of study tips and test taking tactics.

We will review sample test questions and the reasoning behind choosing the right answers.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Intended Audience: This FREE webinar is designed for individual or groups of diabetes educators, including RNs, RDs, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants and other health care providers interested in achieving excellence in diabetes care and becoming Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists®.

Instructor: Beverly Thomassian RN, MPH, CDCES, BC-ADM is a working educator who has passed her CDCES Exam 6 times. She is a nationally recognized diabetes expert for over 25 years.

See our Preparing for CDCES Resource Page >>

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Preparing for the BC-ADM Exam – What you need to know

May 29th @ 11:30 am – 12:40 pm PST

May 29th, 2019 – 11:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. PST

Preparing for the BC-ADM Exam – What you need to know 
Join us for this live webinar 

Becoming BC-ADM is a great achievement for diabetes educators with an advanced degree in their field and a professional license as an advanced practice nurse, registered dietitian, or registered pharmacist. The scope of advanced diabetes practice includes patient management skills such as medication adjustment, medical nutrition therapy, exercise planning, counseling for behavior management and psychosocial issues.

Attaining optimal metabolic control in the diabetic client may include treatment and monitoring of acute and chronic complications. This webinar will review changes in requirements for 2019, exam eligibility and test format, strategies to succeed along with a review of study tips and test-taking tactics. We will review sample test questions and the reasoning behind choosing the right answers. We hope you can join us for this webinar.  Click here for a bunch of free resources, a reading list and to register for FREE Webinar.

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We are almost there! With 2080 followers and 1976 likes, we are 24 likes away from our Facebook Live with Coach Beverly!

Coach Beverly will answer questions on Facebook Live – April 1st, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (PST). At almost 2000 Facebook likes (only 24 more to go) – we are getting ready to celebrate!

In celebration of reaching this goal, she is going to have a Facebook LIVE Q&A Session for 30 minutes on April 1^st (no fooling) from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST.

We hope you can join us to get your questions answered.

Just type in your question here, and Coach Beverly will do her best to answer your question within the half hour time frame!

But, this can only happen if we reach 2000 likes by April 1^st!

We hope to see you there and invite your friends and colleagues join our community.Join Us on Facebook

With affection,

Coach Beverly and Anne

Ask Coach Beverly a Question on FaceBook Live – April 1st, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (PST)

Almost 2000 Facebook Friends (only 40 more to go) – We are getting ready to celebrate.

In celebration of reaching this goal, she is going to have a FaceBook LIVE Q&A Session for 30 minutes on April 1^st (no fooling) from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We hope you can join us to get your questions answered.

Just type in your question here, and Coach Beverly will do her best to answer your question within the half hour time frame!

But, this can only happen if we reach 2000 followers by April 1^st!

We hope to see you there and invite your friends and colleagues join our community.

With affection,

Coach Beverly and Anne

Some of my favorite people are RDs. I’ve been blessed to team teach with many inspiring, kind, knowledgeable and dynamic dietitians over a span of more than 20 years. They are trailblazers and advocates for improving the health of our communities, in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. They have the best teaching tools (who doesn’t love the rubber chicken, food samples and empty cereal boxes) and a breadth of knowledge that they freely share with patients and colleagues alike.

Dana Armstrong, RD, CDCES (pictured far left) is a leader and an innovator in the field of diabetes, nutrition, and technology. Dana is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and the Medical Clinic Director of the Diabetes Center/Salinas Valley Medical Clinic.

I love that Dana pushes boundaries, questions the status quo and is a fierce advocate for people living with diabetes. We love you Dana and appreciate the decades of dedication and service you have contributed to our community.

Meet Dana in person at our Diabetes Educator Course next Month. Dana teaches the Insulin Pump Workshop.
Get the latest information on insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring from an expert.  This workshop will answer your questions and provide valuable insights.

Learn more about the Diabetes Educator Course – Sacramento, CA

Six ways you can thank your Registered Dietitian:

1. Send a note letting them know the ways you appreciate them
2. Bring them a treat
3. Give them a hug and thank them for their good work
4. Let providers know how much they contribute to improving the health of people
5. Invite them to lunch
6. Bring them flowers

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