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According to the latest CDC Data, over 16% of Americans are living with diabetes and 38% have prediabetes. This means about half of our communities are living with hyperglycemia.
Advocacy and education play essential roles in diabetes care and prevention. By equipping individuals with knowledge about diabetes management, healthy lifestyle choices, and preventative measures, we empower them to take ownership of their health and inspire change within their communities.
We have put together a list of FREE Webinars and diabetes resources in English and Spanish to share with people living with prediabetes and diabetes. Thank you for your advocacy and belief that we can make a difference.
ADA’s Diabetes Food Hub – English and Spanish! Web site filled with information on healthy eating and an abundance of delicious recipes.
ADA Resources in Spanish – this newly opened information hub is perfect for those who prefer to learn and read in Spanish.
ADA’s FREE Life with Diabetes Program: ADA’s program includes six digital, printable journeys to teach how to live well with diabetes; a monthly e-newsletter with tips, stories, and more resources; six free issues of the Diabetes Forecast® magazine; access to an online community and local events. (The program is available in both English and Spanish).
ADA’s Risk Quiz: 60-second online risk assessment for type 2 diabetes. ADA created a self-assessment and a version to fill out the assessment for others. There’s also a printable version in English & Spanish that can be distributed to help ascertain risk. This is a great first step in helping individuals consider coming in for an appointment
CDC Diabetes Prevention Program Curricula and Handouts This site offers excellent resources for those interested in offering Diabetes Prevention Education in English and Spanish.
National Diabetes Education Program is an online library of resources compiled by the NDEP to help provide accurate information and support for people living with prediabetes and diabetes.
Spanish Language Resources: language can be a barrier to adequate and quality care. ADCES has created a number of free downloads for people with diabetes and prediabetes, which have been translated into Spanish.
Type 1 Diabetes Resource Page – Includes is a list of helpful online resources for Type 1 Diabetes. It include sites for national organizations like the American Diabetes Association (ADA), sites for diabetes interest groups, and other participant organizations that provide helpful diabetes tips and opportunities to join online groups.
Panther Diabetes Technology Deciphered. Get to the gist of what you need to know. Essential resources and guidance for health care professionals working with diabetes technology.
DiabetesWisePro for Clinicians A non-biased web site for health care professionals that has a quick tool to access insurance coverage information, how to order devices, what to include and where to go for support.
DiabetesWise A non-biased website that helps people with diabetes learn about different diabetes devices and determine the best match for their needs
Cheat Sheets: We have assembled an abundance of helpful diabetes education cheat sheets for healthcare professionals and those living with diabetes. Feel free to print and share!
Community-centered education can be incredibly powerful—when people feel informed and supported, they’re more likely to make meaningful changes and encourage others to do the same. This creates a ripple effect, fostering healthier communities and potentially reducing the prevalence of diabetes over time.
Wear blue: Wear blue on World Diabetes Day (November 14th) and throughout the month. You can also display a blue circle symbol in your window.
Participate in events: Join a Global Diabetes Walk or create your own. Support local chapter events hosted by organizations like the American Diabetes Association or Breakthrough T1D.
Host an event: Organize a fundraising event like a farm fresh sale or car wash, or host an educational session like a “Lunch and Learn” with a local expert.
Spread the word: Share educational content, personal stories, and facts about diabetes on social media, You can also share information via email or newsletters.
Post the Diabetes Risk test: Post the American Diabetes Association Risk Test ADA’s Risk Quiz: in your organization’s or community’s newsletter.
Learn the Steps and Qualifications to become a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.
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Nov 19th at 11:30 AM PST
The holiday season can bring joy—but also stress, disrupted routines, late nights, and rich meals that may affect blood glucose levels and emotional well-being. For people with diabetes, this time of year can stir feelings of concern and distress, especially if glucose levels veer outside their usual target range.
To provide a little boost of support, we’ve created two helpful resources:
🎁 Holiday Survival Guide – Download
This handout offers 10 practical strategies to survive the holidays and helpful tools to navigate different situations. This is one of our most popular cheat sheets, so please feel free to share it with your colleagues and the people in your care.
Keeping Healthy with Diabetes – Download
This 2 sided empowerment teaching sheet summarizes the goals of care and healthy living strategies for people living with diabetes.
These printable Cheat Sheets are designed for easy sharing with your friends, clients, and colleagues. Feel free to distribute widely—they’re full of tips to promote self-compassion, support balanced choices, and bring more ease to the season.
1. Be a sleep warrior – People living in the United States are chronically underslept. Not getting enough sleep is associated with increased hunger, higher blood sugars, poor concentration, frequent illness, and impaired problem-solving. Make sure to give yourself the gift of at least 7 hours of sleep a night. This sleep will help you make the best choices for your health and will protect against illness and fatigue. You got this.
Goal: Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night. You deserve it.
2. Keep active – Holidays can put our exercise plans to the test, but we have a few ideas for you. Take an after-meal stroll instead of plopping on the couch. After meal walks lower post-meal blood sugars and increases energy by getting muscles activated. Just 10 minutes of walking after meals can make a big difference. You can even put music on and have a small dance session, anything to get your body moving.
Goal: Work toward 30 minutes of activity a day.
3. Don’t forget the Fiber – With all the snacks and tempting foods, whole healthy foods may take a back seat. Enjoy the abundance of seasonal vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains that are fiber-rich and that decrease inflammation. Examples include; yams, squash, mandarin oranges, almonds, pistachios, quinoa, kale, brown rice, warm oatmeal, salads, and broth-based soups.
Goal: Strive to eat at least 25gms of fiber a day.
4. Enjoy the ultimate beverage – H20. Water is the perfect way to keep hydrated, replenished, and keeps appetite in check. Add a splash of flavor with a jigger of fruit juice or fresh cucumbers, lime slices, or a sprig of rosemary. Be creative. Sparkling waters come in a vast variety of flavors, are calorie-free, and contain no artificial sweeteners.
Goal: Keep hydrated by enjoying plenty of water.
5. Keep an eye on alcohol – While it’s true that red wine offers a beneficial anti-inflammatory compound called resveratrol, drinking too much alcohol can lead to unintended outcomes. Studies show that we make poorer food choices if alcohol is on board. This can offer special challenges in party settings, where temptations are abundant. A drink of alcohol contains about 100 calories and mixed drinks have even more. In addition, alcohol can lead to low blood sugars, especially for those taking insulin or sulfonylureas.
Goal: Limit alcohol to one drink a day for women, two drinks a day for men.
6. You are already sweet enough – Holidays and sugar go hand in hand. If possible, try and eat less than 6 teaspoons of added sugar (does not include natural sugars found in fruit and milk). This goal may not be realistic on all days, but aim for success most of the time. Excess sugar intake can cause inflammation and buildup of fat in the liver. One strategy is to limit sugar intake during the day and save your 6 teaspoons for that special dessert or parties. When looking at labels, it is helpful to know that 1 teaspoon equals 4 gms of sugar.
Goal: Limit sugar to 6 teaspoons a day.
7. Your teeth need extra special attention – Taking care of our teeth and gums improves health. Gum inflammation is associated with blood vessel inflammation. Swollen gums can also lead to an increase in blood sugars. During the holidays, find time for regular oral hygiene. Your mouth (and dental team) will thank you.
Goal: Brush teeth at twice daily and floss at least once daily.
8. Keep connected to friends and family who love you just the way you are! – As enjoyable as holidays can be, reuniting with family can also cause stress and stir-up emotions. Feeling out of sorts can lead to stress eating and decrease self-care. If possible, reach out to a trusted friend to share your feelings or keep a holiday journal. Consider bringing a favorite book along during your travels that you find inspiring and comforting. Give yourself permission to steal away for some quiet time.
Goal: Self-care is important during the holidays.
9. Enjoy an Oxygen Cocktail – Studies show that when humans venture into natural outdoor settings, heart rate and blood pressure improve. Take a moment to appreciate the feeling of the air on your skin, take a deep breath of fresh air, try to find nests in leafless trees, listen to the animal sounds and bird songs and just enjoy that moment.
Goal: Step into nature daily.
10. Take inventory of things that you are grateful for – Find a moment each day to reflect on a few things that brought you joy or good feelings. Maybe it was your cousin who lent you her favorite sweater. Or an Aunt who gave you the best hug. Special moments with a best friend or an after-dinner walk enjoying the fall leaves. These small moments of connection and beauty are one of the most treasured gifts of the holiday season that linger in our hearts and memory long after we say our goodbyes.
Goal: Take note of special moments.
Author: Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES
Founder: Nutrition for Daily Living
Physical activity can support diabetes management and cardiometabolic health, but fewer than one in four American adults achieve physical activity recommendations, and people with diabetes report consistently lower physical activity than people without diabetes.1 Simply educating on recommendations or setting a weekly activity target does not address individual factors that influence implementation.
A recent 2026 scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA)2 reintroduced the 5As (Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, and Arrange) as a structured approach to support behavior change. This framework originated in the 1990s to target tobacco cessation and, over time, was adapted for chronic disease self-management.
It evolved from a more directive approach to emphasize shared decision-making and patient-centered goal setting. Today, this approach is used across lifestyle and chronic disease care, including nutrition, obesity, and physical activity counseling. Its goal is to move beyond education to shared decision-making, individualized goal setting, problem-solving, self-management, and ongoing support.2
Before prescribing more physical activity and exercise, first learn what activity looks like in the individual’s real life. What is the individual’s intention and knowledge about movement? Using open-ended questions, ask about current activity, sedentary time, daily routines, previous experiences with exercise and movement, physical limitations, and access to safe places to move. The goal is to understand both where the person is starting and what may influence their willingness and ability to change.5 Example prompts may include: “It sounds like you are open to being more active. Do you have an idea of how you might incorporate regular activity into your day?” or “Is there something that has worked for you in the past?”2 This approach may help identify readiness, preferences, and potential barriers.2 The ADA also recommends assessing baseline physical activity and sedentary time for people with diabetes and encouraging those who are not meeting activity recommendations to increase movement above their baseline.3
As diabetes care providers, we are skilled at understanding evidence-based guidelines while also focusing on the individual’s priorities and abilities. Ask permission to share information and connect information and recommendations to the person’s goals and assessed needs. An example prompt may include: “You want to exercise 3 days a week but feel like you are tight on time. Would you be interested in hearing how others have included some physical activity into their busy schedule?”2. Using this approach, can provide evidence-based guidance while respecting the individual’s priorities, readiness, and preferences.
Collaborate with the person to establish a realistic SMART goal (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound). The goal should reflect what the person is willing and able to do, rather than a specific guideline target.5 Collaborate on creating a smart goal and reflect interests: “Joining an exercise group in the community sounds like it interests you, do you know of a specific community group that you will join?” “Do you know how often they meet?”2. Starting below the recommended physical activity guidelines2,3,4 can be a meaningful step, particularly for someone who is currently inactive.4
Anticipation of barriers, problem-solving challenges, and identifying resources can make the plan more achievable. The AHA and ADA both recommend considering social context and using supportive, problem-solving approaches.5 For people with diabetes, also consider how physical activity may affect glucose levels, medication needs, and other health concerns.4 When additional barriers are identified, consider referral to an appropriate care provider, exercise professional, physical therapist, or community-based program.
Finally, establish a follow-up plan and continued support. Physical activity changes with health status, work, family responsibilities, access, and other life circumstances, so view the initial plan as a starting point. At follow-up, ask what worked, what was difficult, and what the person wants to change.5 Reinforce all progress and confidence in the plan, which includes the health behavior change and not just clinical outcomes. The AHA recommends incorporating follow-up visits, technology, team-based care models, and community resources, if appropriate, to promote sustained behavior change.5
Although the 5 A’s approach is not yet integrated into diabetes management standards of care, it reflects many of the same principles as current guidelines: assessing activity, setting individualized goals, addressing barriers, and providing follow-up.1,2,4,5
While the ADA provides guidelines for physical activity in individuals with diabetes, the 5As offers a framework for translating those recommendations into individualized action. By prioritizing shared decision-making, realistic goals, problem-solving, and ongoing support, the 5As can help diabetes care and education specialists support individuals in incorporating more movement into their daily lives.
Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES
Founder: Nutrition for Daily Living and a member of our Expert Presentation team at the DiabetesEd Training in San Diego.
The Board Certification in Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM) highlights your clinical decision-making and advanced management skills in diabetes care. Earning your BC-ADM is an ideal way to showcase your ability to manage the complex needs of people living with diabetes.
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JR is a 68-year-old with type 2 diabetes who started semaglutide (Ozempic) 5 months ago and now takes 2.0mg weekly. Their A1C has decreased from 8.2% to 6.4%, and they have lost 24 pounds (11% of their initial body weight). JR is pleased with their improved glucose levels but concerned about their declining strength and lack of appetite.
Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the diabetes care and education specialist?
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The field of diabetes care is expanding and evolving rapidly. This unique training conference will keep you on the cutting edge plus prepare you for certification exams. It also fulfills the Standards of Care renewal requirement. Join us for two days of intensive education that is fun and inspiring. Add on the optional Day 3 (Engaging the Disengaged), to complete your conference exeperience.
Coach Beverly and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES co-lead an exciting day that brings the ADA and AACE Standards to life. Gain fresh insights, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of the latest in person-centered diabetes care. After attending, you will be empowered to share the latest in diabetes care with your colleagues and the people in your care.
Take your knowledge to the next level with this intensive deep-dive into insulin therapy, dosing and pattern management with Dr. Diana Isaacs. Next, stay for the diabetes tech show-and-tell as Diana demonstrates the specs of the latest pumps and sensors. After lunch, nutrition whiz Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES expertly details the latest in MNT and provides real strategies on translating this content to your clinical practice. You will have a chance to put it all together as Coach Beverly leads you through a series of case studies that integrates content from Day 1 and Day 2.
On Saturday, join this exceptional day-long program led by William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES & Susan Guzman, PhD (Behavioral Diabetes Institute) that reveals psychosocial forces behind diabetes self-management — tools to break through resistance and inspire change.
Read more below
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+ ADA Standards Book
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Transform how you engage patients with diabetes — master behavior change, reduce distress, and overcome medication hesitancy.
Why do so many patients know what they should do — but still struggle to do it?
The answer lies in the psychology of diabetes.
In this transformative full-day course, world-renowned experts William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES, and Susan Guzman, PhD, from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute reveal the hidden psychosocial forces that drive — or derail — diabetes self-management.
You’ll walk away with a completely new toolkit for breaking through patient resistance, dissolving medication hesitancy, and creating clinical encounters that actually inspire change!
CJ is a 13-year-old teenager with type 1 diabetes diagnosed less than a week ago. You are seeing CJ and their parents for the first DSME visit.
Based on CJ’s recent diagnosis, which of the following would be most important to assess?
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Live in Beautiful San Diego – Oct 22-23, 2026
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🎓 Earn 30+ CEs: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, ACPE, ANCC, and CDR!
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2-Day Conference
Oct 22–23, 2026
⏱️
15.5 Live CEs
+ 17 bonus CEs
🏅
CDCES & BC-ADM
Exam Prep + Renewal
📍
San Diego, CA
1.7 mi from airport
The field of diabetes care is expanding and evolving rapidly. This unique training conference will keep you on the cutting edge plus prepare you for certification exams. It also fulfills the Standards of Care renewal requirement. Join us for two days of intensive education that is fun and inspiring. Add on the optional Day 3 (Engaging the Disengaged), to complete your conference exeperience.
Coach Beverly and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES co-lead an exciting day that brings the ADA and AACE Standards to life. Gain fresh insights, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of the latest in person-centered diabetes care. After attending, you will be empowered to share the latest in diabetes care with your colleagues and the people in your care.
Take your knowledge to the next level with this intensive deep-dive into insulin therapy, dosing and pattern management with Dr. Diana Isaacs. Next, stay for the diabetes tech show-and-tell as Diana demonstrates the specs of the latest pumps and sensors. After lunch, nutrition whiz Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES expertly details the latest in MNT and provides real strategies on translating this content to your clinical practice. You will have a chance to put it all together as Coach Beverly leads you through a series of case studies that integrates content from Day 1 and Day 2.
On Saturday, join this exceptional day-long program led by William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES & Susan Guzman, PhD (Behavioral Diabetes Institute) that reveals psychosocial forces behind diabetes self-management — tools to break through resistance and inspire change.
Read more below
📜 Essentials
Registration
+ Printed Syllabus
$559.00
🌟 Deluxe
Essentials
+ ADA Standards Book
$589.00
🏆 Complete – Best Value!
Deluxe
+ ADCES Review Guide e-Book
$669.00
Transform how you engage patients with diabetes — master behavior change, reduce distress, and overcome medication hesitancy.
Why do so many patients know what they should do — but still struggle to do it?
The answer lies in the psychology of diabetes.
In this transformative full-day course, world-renowned experts William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES, and Susan Guzman, PhD, from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute reveal the hidden psychosocial forces that drive — or derail — diabetes self-management.
You’ll walk away with a completely new toolkit for breaking through patient resistance, dissolving medication hesitancy, and creating clinical encounters that actually inspire change!
For last week’s practice question, we quizzed participants on the latest nutritional guidelines. 66% of respondents chose the best answer. We want to clarify and share this important information, so you can pass it on to people living with diabetes and your colleagues, plus prepare for exam success!
Before we start though, if you don’t want any spoilers and haven’t tried the question yet, you can answer it by clicking here.
Which of the following best reflects the ADA’s current nutrition guidance for people with diabetes?
If you are thinking about taking the certification exam, this practice test question will set you up for success. Test writers anticipate possible answers based on the details in the question. They will wave those “juicy answers” right under your nose. Your job is to weed through the particulars, pluck out the most important elements and choose the BEST answer.
Answer A is incorrect. 19.28% chose this answer: “Choose a Mediterranean or low-carbohydrate diet, because these approaches are superior for diabetes management.”
The ADA does not recommend one specific eating pattern for everyone with diabetes. Mediterranean, DASH, low-carbohydrate, vegetarian, vegan, and other eating patterns can be appropriate when individualized to the person’s preferences, needs, and goals.
Answer B is incorrect. 3.14% of you chose this answer, “Focus primarily on carbohydrate quantity and recommend limiting fruit, legumes, and whole grains because they contain carbohydrate.”
Carbohydrate quality matters, not simply the amount of carbohydrate. The ADA encourages minimally processed, nutrient-dense, high-fiber carbohydrate sources. Fruit and whole grains do not need to be routinely eliminated simply because they contain carbohydrate.
Answer C is incorrect. 66.37% of respondents chose this: “Emphasize nonstarchy vegetables, whole fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy or nondairy alternatives while minimizing red meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets, refined grains, and processed and ultra-processed foods.”
Great job! This is the correct answer. The 2026 ADA Standards of Care recommend eating patterns that emphasize key nutrition principles, including consumption of non-starchy vegetables, whole fruits, legumes, lean proteins, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and low-fat dairy or nondairy alternatives, while minimizing red meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets, refined grains, and processed and ultraprocessed foods.
Finally, Answer D is incorrect. 30% chose this answer, “Focus on a carbohydrate-controlled meal plan, primarily eliminating added sugar and saturated fat.”
The ADA encourages a food-based approach that considers the overall eating pattern rather than focusing solely on individual nutrients. Added sugars and saturated fat are important considerations, but guidance goes beyond individual nutrients. It emphasizes the overall quality of the eating pattern, including increasing nutrient-dense foods while minimizing refined grains, sugar-sweetened beverages, and ultra-processed foods.
We hope you appreciate this week’s rationale! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer our Test You Knowledge Tuesday and participate in this fun learning activity!
🌟Updated Schedule: ADA Boot Camp, Tech, MNT & More
Live in Beautiful San Diego – Oct 22-23, 2026
Re-Ignite your Passion & Prepare for Diabetes Certification Exams
🎓 Earn 30+ CEs: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, ACPE, ANCC, and CDR!
📅
2-Day Conference
Oct 22–23, 2026
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15.5 Live CEs
+ 17 bonus CEs
🏅
CDCES & BC-ADM
Exam Prep + Renewal
📍
San Diego, CA
1.7 mi from airport
The field of diabetes care is expanding and evolving rapidly. This unique training conference will keep you on the cutting edge plus prepare you for certification exams. It also fulfills the Standards of Care renewal requirement. Join us for two days of intensive education that is fun and inspiring. Add on the optional Day 3 (Engaging the Disengaged), to complete your conference exeperience.
Coach Beverly and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES co-lead an exciting day that brings the ADA and AACE Standards to life. Gain fresh insights, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of the latest in person-centered diabetes care. After attending, you will be empowered to share the latest in diabetes care with your colleagues and the people in your care.
Take your knowledge to the next level with this intensive deep-dive into insulin therapy, dosing and pattern management with Dr. Diana Isaacs. Next, stay for the diabetes tech show-and-tell as Diana demonstrates the specs of the latest pumps and sensors. After lunch, nutrition whiz Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES expertly details the latest in MNT and provides real strategies on translating this content to your clinical practice. You will have a chance to put it all together as Coach Beverly leads you through a series of case studies that integrates content from Day 1 and Day 2.
On Saturday, join this exceptional day-long program led by William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES & Susan Guzman, PhD (Behavioral Diabetes Institute) that reveals psychosocial forces behind diabetes self-management — tools to break through resistance and inspire change.
Read more below
📜 Essentials
Registration
+ Printed Syllabus
$559.00
🌟 Deluxe
Essentials
+ ADA Standards Book
$589.00
🏆 Complete – Best Value!
Deluxe
+ ADCES Review Guide e-Book
$669.00
Transform how you engage patients with diabetes — master behavior change, reduce distress, and overcome medication hesitancy.
Why do so many patients know what they should do — but still struggle to do it?
The answer lies in the psychology of diabetes.
In this transformative full-day course, world-renowned experts William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES, and Susan Guzman, PhD, from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute reveal the hidden psychosocial forces that drive — or derail — diabetes self-management.
You’ll walk away with a completely new toolkit for breaking through patient resistance, dissolving medication hesitancy, and creating clinical encounters that actually inspire change!
JR needs to inject 70 units of degludec (Tresiba) a day and says they keeps running out of this basal insulin. The diabetes healthcare professional suggests changing the degludec insulin concentration from U-100 to U-200, so their supplies last longer.
How many degludec U-200 insulin pens would JR need a month based on his current insulin dose?
(You can check out our Insulin Dosing and Storage Sheet for more info)
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🌟Updated Schedule: ADA Boot Camp, Tech, MNT & More
Live in Beautiful San Diego – Oct 22-23, 2026
Re-Ignite your Passion & Prepare for Diabetes Certification Exams
🎓 Earn 30+ CEs: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, ACPE, ANCC, and CDR!
📅
2-Day Conference
Oct 22–23, 2026
⏱️
15.5 Live CEs
+ 17 bonus CEs
🏅
CDCES & BC-ADM
Exam Prep + Renewal
📍
San Diego, CA
1.7 mi from airport
The field of diabetes care is expanding and evolving rapidly. This unique training conference will keep you on the cutting edge plus prepare you for certification exams. It also fulfills the Standards of Care renewal requirement. Join us for two days of intensive education that is fun and inspiring. Add on the optional Day 3 (Engaging the Disengaged), to complete your conference exeperience.
Coach Beverly and Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDCES co-lead an exciting day that brings the ADA and AACE Standards to life. Gain fresh insights, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of the latest in person-centered diabetes care. After attending, you will be empowered to share the latest in diabetes care with your colleagues and the people in your care.
Take your knowledge to the next level with this intensive deep-dive into insulin therapy, dosing and pattern management with Dr. Diana Isaacs. Next, stay for the diabetes tech show-and-tell as Diana demonstrates the specs of the latest pumps and sensors. After lunch, nutrition whiz Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES expertly details the latest in MNT and provides real strategies on translating this content to your clinical practice. You will have a chance to put it all together as Coach Beverly leads you through a series of case studies that integrates content from Day 1 and Day 2.
On Saturday, join this exceptional day-long program led by William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES & Susan Guzman, PhD (Behavioral Diabetes Institute) that reveals psychosocial forces behind diabetes self-management — tools to break through resistance and inspire change.
Read more below
📜 Essentials
Registration
+ Printed Syllabus
$559.00
🌟 Deluxe
Essentials
+ ADA Standards Book
$589.00
🏆 Complete – Best Value!
Deluxe
+ ADCES Review Guide e-Book
$669.00
Transform how you engage patients with diabetes — master behavior change, reduce distress, and overcome medication hesitancy.
Why do so many patients know what they should do — but still struggle to do it?
The answer lies in the psychology of diabetes.
In this transformative full-day course, world-renowned experts William H. Polonsky, PhD, CDCES, and Susan Guzman, PhD, from the Behavioral Diabetes Institute reveal the hidden psychosocial forces that drive — or derail — diabetes self-management.
You’ll walk away with a completely new toolkit for breaking through patient resistance, dissolving medication hesitancy, and creating clinical encounters that actually inspire change!
Diabetes management requires close attention to food choices, glucose levels, medication dosing in relation to food intake, and the impact of weight changes. For some individuals, these demands can contribute to or intensify disordered eating behaviors.
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of eating disorders compared to individuals without diabetes 1, and up to 40% of youth with type 1 diabetes are affected by disordered eating behaviors.2
Author: Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES
Founder: Nutrition for Daily Living
For individuals with type 1 diabetes, validated diabetes-specific disordered eating screening measures cited in the ADA Standards of Care include the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R) and the modified SCOFF (mSCOFF)1.
The DEPS-R is a 16-item assessment of diabetes-specific eating behaviors, including weight and body-image concerns, restrictive eating, and intentional insulin omission or restriction.4
The mSCOFF is a brief 5-item screening tool adapted from a general eating-disorder questionnaire and also includes a question addressing insulin restriction.5 The mSCOFF has often been applied to support a more rapid screening for routine assessment and care.
However, a positive screen on either survey does not establish a diagnosis, and a negative screen does not rule out a problem.
A recent 2026 study, just published by Newman and colleagues2, examined whether the mSCOFF performed consistently among 130 youth aged 10–18 years with type 1 diabetes.
They cited the potential inequity of screening questions.
The study sample included a retrospective review of mSCOFF questionnaire data for individuals at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who were 57% Black, 54% female, and had a mean A1C of 10.89%.
The researchers found that both race and sex at birth lead to differential item functioning.
In other words, responses to most screening items reflected different risk levels across groups. This could bias screening classifications. The authors identified the need for future studies to include larger sample sizes and racially and ethnically diverse populations across clinically diverse settings.2 While this study did not establish that the mSCOFF is ineffective in every setting, it did suggest that it can both over- and under-identify individual risk.
Screening results can serve as a starting point for conversation and a comprehensive follow-up assessment.
Diabetes care providers could potentially supplement or replace formal screening with open-ended, nonjudgmental questions about body image, eating behaviors, and insulin use.
A few example questions suggested in the ADA Mental Health Workbook5 included:
These conversations may encourage disclosure and identify concerns that screening scores alone may not detect. Early identification of disordered-eating risk is essential to connect with comprehensive team care.
Ultimately, equitable diabetes care requires looking beyond screening scores, recognizing each individual’s lived experience and need for both diabetes management and emotional well-being.
Christine Craig, MS, RDN, CDCES
Founder: Nutrition for Daily Living
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