Becoming a CDE

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Anyone know off hand what it takes to be a CDE? I have an AA from UCF on a Psych/Respiratory Therapy major, so I have a decent biological background… Diabetics are sweet people

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>Anyone know off hand what it takes to be a CDE? I have an AA from UCF >on a Psych/Respiratory Therapy major, so I have a decent biological >background… >Diabetics are sweet people

   It takes a lot.  http://www.ncbde.org/eligibilityreq.html   a.  Professional degree and/or medical person-type license   b.  Two years of experience as a diabetes educator after satisfying "a"   c.   1000 hours of interaction with diabetic patients in the last 5 years   d.   Current employment as a diabetes educator,  at least 4 hr/wk    e.   Pass the certification exam Regards   Old Al

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>Anyone know off hand what it takes to be a CDE?

Hi, I’m an RN and it does take quite a bit of education and training….I found the following infomation at :   http://www.east.asu.edu/ecollege/nutrition/undergraduate/diabetes_edu… I’m sure you could find more by using a good internet search engine and typing in  Certified Diabetes Educator… I did and got approxamately  29,000 hits. What are the eligibility requirements for the certification? The applicant must hold a current unrestricted United States license  as a registered nurse,  pharmacist, physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, physical therapist, or occupational therapist, or registration as a dietician by the Commission On Dietetic Registration,  OR be a health care professional with a minimum of a master’s degree from a United States college or university in one of the following areas of health care practice: nutrition, social work, clinical psychology, exercise physiology, health education or specified areas of study in public health.* After meeting education requirements and before applying for the Certification Examination, the applicant must have a minimum of two (2) calendar years experience in diabetes patient and self-management education. Within those two years, or up to five (5) calendar years prior to the date of application for the examination, the applicant must have worked a minimum of 1000 hours in diabetes patient and self-management education. The applicant must be engaged in the practice of diabetes patient and self-management education at the time of the application for the Certification Examination. The applicant must complete and submit a current application for the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators and pay the examination fee. Where can I get more information? American Association of Diabetes Educators 100 West Monroe Street Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60603-1901 Ruthie Up here in Michigan. Type 2, Avandamet/Lantus insulin. @—>—– Friends multiply joy and divide sorrow! and……. Seen on a sign in rural Ohio…."Happiness is an Inside Job!"

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> The applicant must complete and submit a current application for the > Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators and pay the examination fee.

In which you must, with a straight face, pretend to believe all the wrong answers that CDEs insist on telling us. — Wes Groleau Curmudgeon’s Complaints on Courtesy: http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/courtesy1.html (Not necessarily my opinion, but worth reading)

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My experience with CDE’s that you should be able to: a) carry around plastic examples of the major food groups, b) spell carbohydrate, c) have a snitty attitude, d)treat those people asking for information as one would treat children. Not being able to answer the phone helps, as well.  Oh..don’t forget being able to figure out the business end of a syringe helps tremendously. As in any other form of quackerie, a firewall of training/education/experience is set up to keep the common garden variety person from trying to mimic their trickery. P.S.  I’d check the laws in your local area to see if serving portions of plastic food groups are legal to obtain. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Anyone know off hand what it takes to be a CDE? I have an AA from UCF > on a Psych/Respiratory Therapy major, so I have a decent biological > background… > Diabetics are sweet people

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The ladies that were my CDE’s for pump and carb, etc. training were a delight to work with, always up, with a good attitude.  While I was getting the basals right, I called the CDE everyday, even on the weekends, and the holidays, never did she NOT call me right back!  I have no idea of what the other things that they taught other diabetics, rather new or old ones.  It may have made a difference because I am R.N. with 32 yrs experience and have had this damn disease for almost 50 years!   I guess that this is another example of YMMV.  Just my own experience!!   Mic Always, be, and stay AWARE!

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>> The applicant must complete and submit a current application for the > Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators and pay the examination >fee. >In which you must, with a straight face, >pretend to believe all the wrong answers

ROFL…. that’s correct!!!!!  I would just go nuts trying to do this.  Being a diabetic I’d rather not!  :) Ruthie Up here in Michigan. Type 2, Avandamet/Lantus insulin. @—>—– Friends multiply joy and divide sorrow! and……. Seen on a sign in rural Ohio…."Happiness is an Inside Job!"

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