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General diabetes education, management tips, expert voices

93: Identifying Gaps in Your Diabetes Services to Improve Reach and Impact

In 2020, today’s guests received a grant from the ADCES Foundation to support their research looking at the role of peer facilitators in diabetes self-management services. Beyond their findings from this ADCES Foundation-supported work, Dr. Nancy Allen and Dr. Ana Sanchez-Birkhead share their expertise and perspectives on how to identify the gaps in your diabetes services, and how to bridge these gaps using innovative solutions and new members of the care team, like peer facilitators.

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92: Alarm Fatigue: Strategies for Prevention and Resolution

Diabetes technologies generate valuable data that can optimize diabetes care plans like never before. However, alarm fatigue presents a barrier that can prevent people with diabetes from using these devices effectively or long enough to meaningfully impact their disease self-management. George “Joe” Trotter, Jr., BSN, RN, CDCES, joins us today to discuss alarm fatigue. You’ll learn how to identify signs of alarm fatigue in your practice and hear practical guidance on how to address and prevent the problem from resurfacing.

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