Download

Free Med Pocket Cards

Question of the Week | Diabetes Type 3c: Misdiagnosis and Clarification

Diabetes Education Services - Question of the Week

Diabetes Type 3c is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. A colleague asks you to clarify what is meant by Diabetes Type 3c.

What is the most accurate response?

  1. A form of diabetes caused by autoantibodies attacking pancreatic beta cells, typically in early adulthood.
  2. A form of diabetes that results from damage to the exocrine pancreatic function.
  3. A genetic form of diabetes caused by mutations affecting insulin production or function.
  4. A form of diabetes that affects cognition and is associated with increased risk of dementia.
More than a course, an experience.

Live in San Diego
DiabetesEd Training Seminar

Join us live October 22nd – 23rd, 2025!

30+ CEs with Expanded Accreditation!

Join our expert team for engaging, interactive sessions that bring the ADA Standards of Care to life—covering medications, behavior change, technology, and more. Ideal for CDCES or BC-ADM exam prep, this course also includes a 4-hour Virtual Medical Nutrition Therapy Toolkit and bonus content that also meets CDCES renewal requirements.

Program Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the current ADA Standards for diagnosis, goals, and person-centered diabetes management across the lifespan. 
  • Demonstrate insulin pattern management and dosing strategies in clinical scenarios.
  • Implement timely screening and risk reduction strategies for microvascular and cardiovascular complications.  
  • Incorporate behavior change techniques and medical nutrition therapy to support people with diabetes self-management and lifestyle adjustment.  

Expert Faculty:

Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES, FCCPCES

Smiling woman in white blazer and lavender blouse

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

The use of DES products does not guarantee the successful passage of the certification exam. CBDCE and ADCES do not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the CDCES or BC-ADM exams, except for those published by CBDCE & ADCES.

Sign up for Diabetes Blog Bytes!

We post weekly Blog Bytes that are informative and FREE! Every week we post one exam practice Question of the Week and Rationale of the Week. Sign up below!

Form Heading

Newly Expanded Accreditation!​

For more information on accreditation, visit each individual course page in our Online Store and click the “Accreditation” tab

Our course CE credits are through the following accrediting bodies:

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™,
  • ACPE,
  • ANCC, and
  • CDR

Course credits will continue to count toward the CDCES and BC-ADM certification requirements, and many of our offerings (all of Standards of Care Intensive courses, plus our Virtual and Live DiabetesEd Training Conferences) fulfill the ADA Standards of Care component required for certification renewal.

The use of DES products does not guarantee the successful passage of the certification exam. CBDCE and ADCES do not endorse any preparatory or review materials for the CDCES or BC-ADM exams, except for those published by CBDCE & ADCES.

Recent Blog Bytes