11/16/2011
What is a Certified Diabetes
Educator?
A Certified Diabetes Educator® (CDE®) is a medical/health
care professional who possesses comprehensive knowledge
of and experience in diabetes management, pre-diabetes,
and diabetes prevention. A CDE® educates and supports
people affected by diabetes to understand and manage the
condition. A CDE® promotes self-management to achieve
individualized behavioral and treatment goals that optimize
health outcomes.
The Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators is designed and intended solely for health care professionals who have job responsibilities that include the direct provision of diabetes self-management education (DSME), as defined by NCBDE. It is not for those who may perform some diabetes related functions as part of or in the course of other usual and customary occupational duties. Review Eligibility Requirements.
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