Subscribe

eNewsletter

Ready to get certified?

Free CDCES Coach App

Diabetes Education Services 25 years anniversary logo

Download

Free Med Pocket Cards

We need more time to provide diabetes education – let legislators know!

More time needed to provide diabetes education – Support Medicare Expansion Bill

3 things you can do today

On August 22, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Act (S. 3366) in the U.S. Senate. This is the Senate companion to legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 10 by Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY) and Diana DeGette (D-CO). AADE worked in collaboration with the Diabetes Advocacy Alliance and our Senate champions to introduce this important piece of legislation. 

Now that legislation has been introduced in the House and the Senate, we need the help of all diabetes educators to build support for these bills on Capitol Hill. 

  1. Send a letter to your legislator
  2. Call or Tweet your members of Congress urging them to support this important legislation by becoming a cosponsor. 
  3. Share this post with your friends and colleagues

 

Why is this bill important?

As diabetes educators, we know that self-management can be a path to a better quality of life. However, barriers within the Medicare benefit keep some of our most vulnerable citizens from accessing DSMT. The Expanding Access to DSMT Act (H.R. 5768 and S. 3366) will reduce barriers and improve Medicare beneficiary access to DSMT services in the following ways:

  • Allows the initial 10 hours of DSMT during the first year to remain available until fully utilized. If there’s a determination of medical necessity, then an additional 6 hours of training/ education may be added.
  • Allows 6 hours of DSMT in subsequent years, up from 2 hours. 
  • Removes the restriction related to coverage of DSMT and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) services furnished on the same day.
  • Excludes DSMT services from Part B cost-sharing and deductible requirements.
  • Permits physicians and qualified non-physician practitioners who are not directly involved in managing an individual’s diabetes to refer them for DSMT services. An example would be a specialist treating a comorbidity like gangrene or vision loss, or an emergency room doctor.
  • Revises the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to allow DSMT services to be furnished in a community-based location.]
  • Establishes a 2-year demonstration of virtual DSMT, potentially paving the way for future Medicare coverage of virtual DSMT services.

Back to School – Extend your Courses and Save!

It’s not too late to finish your homework!

Not able to complete your Online University courses?
Go “Back to School” and extend your courses for an additional year!

Online Course Bundle Extensions

Have you run out of time to study, but still want to access your courses?

Extend your courses for one additional year for a small fee. You can purchase the extension while your courses are still accessible, or when they expire.

 

10 Spots Remaining | Diabetes Ed Course

10 Spots Remaining at the Diabetes Educator Course | San Diego, CA – September 5th-7th, 2018

Sign up now to reserve your spot, space is very limited!

“More than a course, it’s an experience!”

Top 5 Reasons to Join >>

Come join us at our Level 2, Diabetes Educator Course in sunny San Deigo, California. Whether you are new to diabetes or a seasoned expert, you’ll leave our live seminars with the latest research plus teaching tools  you can immediately apply to your clinical practice. Beverly and her teaching team translate the complex science of diabetes into understandable terms, while keeping it real, practical and fun.

Dates:  September 5th – 7th, 2018

Diabetes Educator Course San Diego Brochure

Diabetes Educator Course Agenda

diabetesed-buynow2-150x28-1

Join the Diabetes Education Services Facebook!

Join Diabetes Education Services on Facebook!

Here at Diabetes Education Services we strive to keep our community up-to-date on all the latest developments in healthcare and diabetes. We also love keeping in touch with our community before, during and after preparing to become an educator. 

 Join us Facebook Group to receive the following:

  • Question of the Week
  • “Knowledge Byte” blog posts
  • Announcements for upcoming webinars and live shows
  • Special campaigns and discounts
  • and much more! 

Thank you for your continued support and keep in touch! 

Food truck puts reservation on road to better health

30% of American Indians on the White Earth Reservation have Type 2, which is three times the national average.

Accessibility to fresh fruits and vegetables plays an integral role in a community’s health. Often we stumble upon “food deserts – regions where grocery stores with fresh, healthy options simply don’t exist.” 

This summer, a new food truck has set out to make healthy eating more accessible to those who are not near grocery stores. White Earth Nation purchased a “healthy” food truck to help tribal members have access to healthy, locally produced and traditional foods. 

Unhealthy eating habits are often tied to generations with limited access to fresh foods and can lead to chronic long-term health problems. 

The goal of the new food truck is to provide more choices, as the White Earth Food truck travels to reservation villages in the summer with fresh produce and in the winter with other foods like squash, wild rice and preserves made from summer crops.

To learn more about the new food truck – White Earth hopes food truck puts reservation on road to better health by MPRnews

Please also enjoy our Plant Based Resource page

FreeStyle Libre lowers costs of BG Testing

The FreeStyle Libre is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which automatically measures glucose readings day and night. This technology helps track glucose levels and in turn, manage diabetes. A new study suggest that CGM helps decrease health costs as it improves treatment adherence. Although people are still advised to perform standard glucose tests to confirm the accuracy, the monitor is reading and reporting glucose levels automatically through out the day. 

The study suggest that from a cost perspective, the CGM saves money due to the lessened frequency of testing and materials necessary. The study also found that people with Type 1 and 2 experienced a reduction in hypoglycemia when using the CGM. 

“For people with T1DM or T2DM who use MDI therapy, flash CGM has demonstrated improved adherence to the ADA recommendation as well as reduced acquisition cost when compared with routine SMBG.” 

Learn more with – FreeStyle Libre boosts testing adherence and lowers costs during MDI treatment, US study reports by Diabetes.co.uk

View our July Newsletter

For this issue, we discuss the differences and similarities of human and analog insulin. Topics covered include:

  • Insulin, Analogs or Human Insulin?
  • The ADA Petition to keep insulin affordable
  • Human Insulin for Medicare Beneficiaries
  • and more!

Click here to read our newsletter! 

“The 111 Benefits of Breastfeeding – For Babies, Moms & Everyone Else”

Please check out this fantastic resource by “Mom loves best” – The 111 Benefits of Breastfeeding – For Babies, Moms & Everyone Else

“These four foods are proven to lower your cholesterol”

The “Plant-based movement” has gained increasing popularity within the past few years, with more people turning to fruits and vegetables to help improve their health. As interest increases, as does research. A study conducted suggest four main foods that can have big benefits to the heart, such as lowering your cholesterol and blood pressure!

The fours foods said to benefit cholesterol include:

  • Nuts
  • Plant Protein such as tofu, soy milk, beans, peas, chickpeas, etc,.
  • Soluble fibers such as oats, eggplant, apples, oranges
  • Margarine enhanced with plant sterols, or “cholesterol-like” compounds that can be found in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and cereals

Multiple governmental organizations such as the European Association for the Study of Diabetes are beginning to recognize and further investigate this particular diet as a prevention plan for cardiovascular diseases. 

Particularly the recommended foods above, called the “Portfolio” diet, which includes an intake of 42 grams of nuts, 20 grams of soluble fiber, 2 grams of plant sterols, and 50 grams of plant protein. The study concluded, “overall, the analysis found that sticking to the Portfolio diet lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as triglycerides (which are the most common fat types in the human body), blood pressure, and C-reactive protein (which is a marker of inflammation).” 

As research continues, we are seeing more and more evidence that a plant-based diet is not only restorative to your health, but can also be preventative.

Check out additional Plant Based Eating Resources here.

You can learn more – “These four foods are proven to lower your cholesterol” by Medical News Today

 

 

« Newer     Older »