Please join us in congratulating our new CDCES certificants!
You know how many hours along with blood, sweat and tears that go into preparing for this incredibly challenging diabetes certification exam. We are dedicating space in each month’s newsletter to celebrate this hard-earned success and let folks share their journeys with you.
As a full-time Diabetes Nurse Educator, balancing work, studying, and everyday life was challenging. I did not pass on my first attempts, and there were times when I questioned whether I would ever get there. Coach Beverly’s courses helped me organize the material into manageable pieces and focus on understanding concepts rather than simply memorizing facts.
The Diabetes Education Services resources, mini boot camps, and review materials provided a strong foundation and helped me identify areas where I needed additional study. I also supplemented my preparation with the Mometrix CDCES Review Guide and flashcards, along with other study resources, but Coach Beverly’s teaching style made some of the more complex topics much easier to understand and retain.
What I appreciated most was the encouragement to keep going, even when the process felt overwhelming. The combination of quality educational content, practical test-taking strategies, and consistent review ultimately helped me build the confidence I needed on exam day.
After four attempts, I am proud to say that I passed my CDCES exam. To anyone still studying or facing a setback, don’t give up. Every study session builds on the last, and success is possible even if the journey takes longer than expected.
Thank you, Coach Beverly and Diabetes Education Services, for being part of that journey.
We Believe in Your Success!
Preparing for Certification? Apply for our Bridge Scholarship for our
DiabetesEd Training Program in San Diego
Applications Due July 20th, 2026
Are you a healthcare professional providing diabetes care in an under-resourced community? Are you working toward earning your certification in diabetes education (CDCES or BC-ADM?)
If yes, please consider applying for our Bridge Scholarship, which covers the registration cost for the DiabetesEd Training Conference in San Diego, Oct 22-23, 2026 (value of $559). This program will provide you with the content needed to prepare for mastery-level diabetes certification and beyond!
Recipients will be awarded the Training Conference reg fee, including the live program, printed syllabus, 30+ CE’s, plus access to the online bonus courses for one year! Applications Due on July 20th, 2026
Scholarship Goals
- To recognize U.S. healthcare professionals who are making a difference in under-resourced communities; and
- To support applicants’ efforts to become a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, CDCES, and
- To provide financial assistance for the DiabetesEd Specialist Course registration fee.
What's Included?
- Health care professionals who are working toward their CDCES and who provide care to an underserved community that lacks access to Diabetes Specialists and healthcare resources
- Applicants must be in the process of gaining practice hours to take the CDCES Exam within next 3 years.
- Preference is given to those facing financial hardships that are interfering with their ability to pursue their dream of achieving their CDCES.
- All applicants must be a U.S. resident.
Join us live in San Diego for our
DiabetesEd Training Program
Brand new agenda for 2026!
🌟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
Advance Your Expertise and Prepare for Your Future
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.
Day 1 – ADA/AACE Standards of Care Boot Camp
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.
Day 2 – Insulin, Tech, MNT and Case Studies
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.
Add-On Day 3 – Engaging the Disengaged
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
🌟Registration Options at a Glance
📜 Essentials
Registration
+ Printed Syllabus
$559.00
🌟 Deluxe
Essentials
+ ADA Standards Book
$589.00
🏆 Complete – Best Value!
Deluxe
+ ADCES Review Guide e-Book
$669.00
5 Reasons to Attend
- Led by national experts 👩⚕️Dr. Diana Isaacs (Cleveland Clinic), Coach Beverly 🧢 (30+ years of experience), and Christine Craig (nutrition whiz).
- 🌴 Location makes for a great vacation
- Networking, walking paths, connection
- Ready yourself for the diabetes future🚀
- Have fun, win prizes, play DiaBingo 😄
What's Included?
- 🍽️ Healthy breakfasts, lunch, refreshments and coffee ☕
- 📘 100-page printed syllabus
- 🎤 2 days of engaging, expert-led education with case studies.
- 🎓 12 FREE online courses ($375 value)
- Free MedPocketCard & Coach Bev’s Book 📗 Healing through Connection.
Add on a 3rd Day!
Enroll in
ENGAGING THE DISENGAGED
Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change in Diabetes
October 24, 2026
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!
