The Huddle: Conversations with the Diabetes Care Team Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists

Lisa Letourneau-Freiberg, MPH, RD, LDN, a Research Manager at the University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center, joins us for a practical conversation on monogenic diabetes, a rare and atypical form of diabetes that may be hindering the treatment and health outcomes of the people with diabetes in your practice. Understand monogenic diabetes, signs healthcare professionals can look out for and the next steps you can take to help the individual better understand their diagnosis.

ADCES’s latest position statement, “The Role of the Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in the Hospital Setting” is now available in the June issue of The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care. To help us explore the concepts discussed in the paper, we’ve invited co-author Gwen Klinkner, a nurse and certified diabetes care and education specialist, to share her first-hand experience and insights into the unique challenges and opportunities to diabetes care in an inpatient setting.

Join us as we talk with Alefiya Faizullabhoy, MBA, MS, RD, CDCES, CDN, who co-authored a practice paper on precision medicine in the January issue of ADCES in Practice. In this episode, you'll learn about different variations of this model of care, how it is different than person-centered care and how it stands to improve health outcomes for people with diabetes.

In this series, we are discussing the value provided as a diabetes care and education specialist, and how to leverage that value to promote this role. In this episode, we’re talking about the value diabetes care and education specialists provide in utilizing technology and engaging the Identify, Configure, Collaborate (ICC) Framework to improve care. Dr. Michelle Magee and Trish Montesinos join us to share their experience in managing technology to reduce burden while increasing quality of life.

In this series, we are discussing the value provided as a diabetes care and education specialist, and how to leverage that value to promote this role. In this episode, we are talking about the diabetes care and education specialists value in the context of person-centered care and behavioral, mental, and emotional well-being. Dr. Bill Polonsky joins us to discuss how to leverage this role at the center of the care team to improve outcomes.

In this series, we are discussing the value provided as a diabetes care and education specialist, and how to leverage that value to promote this role. In this episode, we are talking about cardiometabolic care and ways diabetes care and education specialists can integrate broader care strategies to expand their influence and value. Christie Schumacher and Waheeda Karmally join us to discuss how they have utilized their role at the center of the care team to impact cardiometabolic outcomes.