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We’ve got some exciting news to share with you! As of January 22, 2020 we are the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES)! 2020 ADCES President Kellie Antinori-Lent joins us to introduce herself and help you better understand the association’s new name, where it came from and how it impacts the work of diabetes care and education specialists.

Dr. Mick Davidson joins us to discuss automated insulin delivery systems. He’s breaking down what they are, how they work and the options available commercially and in the do-it-yourself space. He’s also sharing several resources and communities where people can explore the topic further.

Author, spokesperson and diabetes care and education specialist Hope Warshaw RD, CDE, BC-ADM joins the Huddle to discuss peer support, the topic of AADE’s new perspectives in practice paper. In this episode, she shares practical tips on how you can use peer support to complement the care, introduces useful assessment tools found in the paper, and illustrates how you can adapt and individualize the information to fit the needs of your practice and clients.

We’re talking about the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program or MDPP, an expanded model of the National Diabetes Prevention Program that includes an evidence-based set of services to help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries with prediabetes.

We’ve invited Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian Linda Schoon to share her experience as an early provider of the MDPP at a health system in Northern Colorado. After hearing about her journey, you’ll walk away with a better idea of how to create a strong foundation to become an MDPP supplier, key staff and collaborators that will help your application, as well as the many benefits you and your clients can expect.

We’re discussing the importance of vaccinations for people with diabetes since we’re rolling into the start of flu season. We’ve invited Doctor of Pharmacy, Certified Diabetes Educator and passionate vaccines advocate Melissa Young to shed some light on why immunizations are a life-saving strategy all diabetes care and education specialists should be promoting in their practice.

In this episode AADE’s Director of Advocacy, Kate Thomas gives updates on everything happening on The Hill. From impeachment inquiries to policy priorities to what will happen the rest of the year. She also shares ways diabetes care and education specialists can get involved and some easy ways to contact your representatives.

Proper foot care is a critical component of diabetes self-management. In this episode we talk with podiatrist Dr. Jane Andersen about the importance of establishing a good relationship with your local podiatrist and what the diabetes care and education specialist can do to support the foot health of people with diabetes. We discuss complications like neuropathy, warning signs diabetes specialists should look for in their patients and when they should refer to a podiatrist.

Janice MacLeod, MA, RD, CDE, FAADE joins the show to discuss all things smart insulin pens. She sheds light on the challenges people face while using MDI therapy, tips on how diabetes care and education specialists can help people with diabetes get started using smart insulin pens, and much more.

Anyone can be impacted by health literacy barriers, no matter their ability or education level. That’s why assessing an individual to determine what they understand is critical to ensuring successful self-management. In this episode, Katherine O’Neal, Pharm.D., MBA, BCACP, CDE, BC-ADM, AE-C, CLS, co-author for AADE’s new cultural competency and health literacy practice paper, discusses ways to assess for health literacy and address barriers that might impact the individual’s ability to understand and follow treatment plans. We talk through the five categories of health literacy, identify how to assess for understanding and we end with tools you can use to overcome barriers.

Working with individuals from cultures different than your own can come with challenges that directly impact effective self-care. Diabetes care and education specialist Patricia Davidson, DCN, RDN, CDE, LDN, FAND is the co-author for AADE’s new cultural competency and health literacy practice paper and in this episode, shares her tips to implementing best practices for relevant, individualized care. We discuss why it’s critical to go beyond being culturally competent so that care addresses both cultural sensitivity and humility. We wrap up with tactics to implement culturally appropriate care.