“Not just a Course – It’s an Experience”

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.  

Diabetes Educator Course

Join Us in San Diego, CA – Sept 2018

Join Us in Carmel, CA – April 2019

• Achieve Success at the CDE®* 

•  Coach Beverly Thomassian and Team – Combine knowledge, expertise and heart

• Ongoing Support and Personal Attention

• Location, Location, Location – makes for fabulous vacation! 

• Excellent Course Content and Agenda 

5 Reasons to join our Live Seminar

Diabetes Educator Course San Diego Brochure

Diabetes Educator Course Carmel Brochure

What is the Diabetes Educator Course? 

If you are interested in taking the CDE^® exam or are seeking a state of the art review of current diabetes care, this course is for you. Our team of expert faculty has been fine tuning this course for over fifteen years, and we know what you need. In addition to informative lectures, we also use group activities and case studies to highlight the essential knowledge, skills and strategies needed to succeed in diabetes education today! 

Diabetes Educator Course Topics Include

• Type 1 and 2 Diabetes – More than hyperglycemia
• Insulin – the Ultimate Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Pattern Management
• Medications for Type 2 Diabetes – From Famine to Feast
• Healthy Coping and Successful Diabetes Education
• Motivational Interviewing
• Complications and Goals of Care – Instilling Hope
• Medical Nutrition Therapy – How to Eat By the Numbers
• Exercise – Turning Exhaustion into Endurance
• From Hypo to Hyperglycemia – Causes and Treatment
• Diabetes Across the Lifespan- Kids, Pregnancy and Elderly
• Please note we do offer Group Discounts for our Live Seminars. For 3 or more attendees in your group, you will receive the discounted rate of $499 per person. 

What else is included: 

• Earn a total of 32 CEs, 21 during the live seminar and 11 from our online bonus courses
• Receive 11 online courses worth 11 CEs, a value of $159. Coach Beverly carefully chose each of these courses based on student feedback on which content best helped them succeed at the CDE^®* Exam and in their clinical practice.
• 100+ page syllabus
• Healthy breakfast each morning, gourmet lunches,  CE certificates, beautiful location and a engaging environment.

Even if you aren’t quite ready to take the exam or you already are a CDE^®_, this course offers so much clinical and practical wisdom, it will benefit you in your daily practice. We promise to keep it real and fun! Through lecture, group activities and case studies, our instructors will highlight the critical knowledge, skills and strategies needed to increase your confidence in taking the CDE^® exam and succeed in diabetes education today. There are no prerequisites to attend this seminar. You decide what seminar or online course is right for you based on your current level of knowledge and your professional goals. We also invite you to read the testimonials from our seminar graduates to hear what your colleagues are saying.

Can’t make it to our Live Seminar? 

CDE^® Prep Bundle – Levels 1, 2, 3 – 35.80 CEs

CDE^® Prep Exam Toolkit

1-Year Subscription to entire course catalog – 45.5 CEs

*Certified Diabetes Educator^® and CDE^® are registered marks owned by NCBDE. The use of DES products do not guarantee successful passage of the CDE^® exam. NCBDE does not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the CDE^® exam, except for those published by NCBDE.”

**To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification by continuing education for the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), continuing education activities must be applicable to diabetes and approved by a provider on the NCBDE List of Recognized Providers (www.ncbde.org). NCBDE does not approve continuing education. Diabetes Education Services is accredited/approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration which is on the list of NCBDE Recognized Providers.”