Get Ready for a New Name in 2020

CDE’s will go from being Certified Diabetes Educators to our new name:
Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (CDCES).

Learn more about the significance of this new name and how it will impact your specialty.

Join Coach Beverly, RN, CDCES, MPH, BC-ADM to learn more!

“Becoming a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) is one of the best professional and personal decisions I have ever made.” – Coach Beverly Thomassian, RN, MPH, CDCES, BC-ADM

What is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and why become one?

How to Prepare for the Exam – FREE Webinar

Topics Covered Include:

• Implications of new certification name, CDCES for our specialty
• Exam requirement updates for 2020
• 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.
• Learn how to focus your time and prepare to take the CDCES Exam. We provide plenty of sample test questions and test-taking tips!

“The best part of becoming a CDCES is working with my colleagues and people living with diabetes. As diabetes educators, we hear compelling and beautiful life stories. I am astounded by the barriers they face and inspired by their adaptability, problem-solving skills, and resilience.”

– Coach Beverly Thomassian, RN, MPH, CDCES, BC-ADM

Getting ready to take the CDCES Exam?  “We have what you need.”

Coach Beverly has created a 10-Step Study Path and Material List to help you succeed! These are based off 25 years of CDCES coaching experience and student feedback. Prepare for the exam, earn your CEs, gain confidence as an educator, and more!

10 Step to Succeed | Pass the CDCES

Coach Beverly’s Material List

Test Taking Toolkit

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Preparing to Become A CDCES Overview

According to the National Certification Board for Diabetes Education (NCBDE),  you need to have your professional license for at least 2 years as a RN, RD, PT, PharmD, PA, MD (and others) plus accumulate 1000 hours of diabetes self-management teaching experience to take the CDCES exam. You also need to complete 15 hours of diabetes related continuing education within 2 years of taking the exam by an approved provider. All of our courses are approved by CDR, which means the hours you earn with us count, regardless of your profession**

• The NCBDE handbook provides a complete review of exam qualifications and details.
  • 2020 Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators Handbook
  • 2020 CDCES Exam Updated Content Outline A two page tool to assess your pre-test knowledge.

Quick Links

• Live Seminars to Prepare you for Certification (Earn CEs)
• DiabetesEd Online Courses Series (Earn CEs)
• Ready to Take Exam Now? Join DiabetesEd Specialist Boot Camp
• Study and Teaching Tools
• Free Webinars

Articles to Review

ADA Standards of Care 2020 -This yearly publication by the American Diabetes Association outlines the goals of care for diabetes management. Since it is evidenced based, it includes a useful summary of the trials and research that the goals are based on. A must read if you are entering the diabetes field or preparing to take the CDCES or BC-ADM Exam.

Purchase ADA Standards of Care 2020 Booklet

Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus 2020– One page cheat sheet that summarizes screening, risk status and diagnostic criteria for diabetes.

Pharmacologic Approaches to Glycemic Treatment 2020.  This hyperglycemia road map details strategies to achieve glucose control for both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Section 8 of Standards of Care, 2020

AACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm 2019.  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.

Language & Diabetes. What we say matters | Resource page
Language is powerful and can have a strong impact on perceptions as well as behavior. This mini webinar and article provides recommendations for language used by health care professionals and others when discussing diabetes through spoken or written words whether directed to people with diabetes, colleagues, or the general public, as well as research questions related to language and diabetes.

2017 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 take the certification exam.

AADE – White Paper on Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Therapy 2018 » – This paper outlines the topics that should be covered by diabetes educators when teaching patients and families or significant others about insulin pump therapy.

AADE 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.

Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Medications – since many people with diabetes are at risk for heart disease, those preparing for the CDCES should be familiar with the general concepts, (side effects and precautions) of medications to treat hypertension and hyperlipidemia.  We have compiled 2 medication cheat sheets below that provide this critical content.

• Cholesterol Medications 2016 
• Antihypertensive Meds 2016

We invite you to visit our comprehensive library of articles and resources – See more »

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The use of DES products do not guarantee successful passage of the CDCES exam. CBDCE does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the CDCES exam, except for those published by CBDCE.”**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 continuing education. Diabetes Education Services is accredited/approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration which is on the list of CBDCE Recognized Providers.”