Podcast Series%WP_TITLE_SEP%The Huddle: Conversations with the Diabetes Care Team

On this episode of The Huddle, Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CHWC, NASM-CPT, FAPhA, FADCES and Debbie Hinnen, APN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAAN discuss the importance of medication persistence, how to talk to clients about starting and staying on diabetes medications, and strategies to help clients stay consistent with their medication taking. This episode was made possible with support from Lilly, A Medicine Company.

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Kennedy-Martin, T., Boye, K. S., & Peng, X. (2017). Cost of medication adherence and persistence in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a literature review. Patient Preference and Adherence, 11, 1103–1117. https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S136639

McGovern, A., Hinton, W., Calderara, S. et al. A Class Comparison of Medication Persistence in People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Observational Study. Diabetes Ther 9, 229–242 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-017-0361-5

Evans M, Engberg S, Faurby M, Fernandes JDDR, Hudson P, Polonsky W. Adherence to and persistence with antidiabetic medications and associations with clinical and economic outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic literature review. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022; 24(3): 377-390. doi:10.1111/dom.14603

Sabaté E., Adherence to Long-Term Therapies: Evidence for Action, 2003, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/physician-patient-relationship/8-reasons-patients-dont-take-their-medications

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/08/549414152/why-do-people-stop-taking-their-meds-cost-is-just-one-reason

https://www.adces.org/docs/default-source/handouts/adces7/handout_pwd_adces7_takingmedication.pdf?sfvrsn=4e3f6359_13

This week on The Huddle, we’re resharing an episode from last summer featuring Kristine Batty, PHD, APRN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES as she discusses her experience both living with Type 1 diabetes and working with people with diabetes as a certified diabetes care and education specialist. She shares the importance of putting yourself in your client’s shoes in order to understand their goals and pain points and support their needs, especially when it comes to diabetes technology.

Registration is open now for ADCES25 taking place August 8-11 in Phoenix, AZ! Our conference planning chair Christina Whitehouse, RN, MSN, APRN, ARNP, FADCES, CDCES, shares what to look forward to at this year’s conference, and why ADCES’ annual conference is the place to be for all diabetes care and education specialists and other professionals in the diabetes space.

On this episode of The Huddle, Chris Memering, MSN, RN, CDCES, BC-ADM, talks about the value that diabetes care and education specialists bring to the inpatient care setting. She outlines the importance of continuity of care between the inpatient and outpatient setting, how DCES in inpatient help increase patient satisfaction and safety, and how others in the inpatient setting can demonstrate their value to their hospital leadership.

Learn more about how to showcase the value of the diabetes care and education specialty in our value toolkit created especially for ADCES members. Log in here to view the toolkit: Showcase Value Toolkit

Or click here to become an ADCES member to access helpful resources like this one: Membership

Learn more about ADCES’ inpatient certificate program focused on knowledge and skills necessary for effective inpatient diabetes care: https://www.adces.org/store/certificate-programs/detail/inpatient-certificate-program-transforming-care-and-enhancing-lives

This week on The Huddle, we’re resharing a discussion with current ADCES President, Veronica Brady, PhD, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES. Veronica discussed the concept of unconscious bias, how it shows up in our everyday lives and in working as health care professionals, and how we can practice cultural humility to better serve the needs of people with and at risk for diabetes.

In the first episode in a multi-part diabetes technology series, Kathryn Evans Kreider DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, joins The Huddle to discuss integrating diabetes technology into primary care. She talks about the importance of embracing digital technology in primary care and how health care professionals in primary care can take tangible steps to better utilize the technology available to them.

On our latest episode of The Huddle, Sheetal Shah, founder of MettaHealth Partners discusses the evolving realm of AI, the role DCESs and other health care professionals can play in embracing and adopting AI technology, and the importance of keeping a human element in the technology.

Learn more about MettaHealth Partners here: MettaHealth Partners

Learn more about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) here: National Institute of Standards and Technology

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During a special episode of The Huddle recorded live at our 2024 annual meeting, we sat down with incoming ADCES President Veronica Brady, PhD, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES. Veronica discussed the impact she wants to leave behind as President this coming year, as well as the concept of unconscious bias, how it shows up in our everyday lives and in working as health care professionals, and how we can practice cultural humility to better serve the needs of people with and at risk for diabetes.

Please note: since the recording of this episode, Kirsten Yehl has since moved on from ADCES to pursue another professional opportunity.

People with diabetes who are newly starting insulin may have concerns and fears, many of which are caused by beliefs about insulin that may not be accurate. Susan Guzman, PhD, joined The Huddle to talk about the potential fears that may come up when someone is starting insulin, and how diabetes care and education specialists can address these fears and provide support so that people feel comfortable and informed when taking insulin.

This episode was made possible with support from Lilly, A Medicine Company.

Diabetes-related foot conditions like ulcers and amputations can be very serious, but these complications are preventable when comprehensive foot exams are prioritized. Podiatrist Dr. Mark Hinkes joined The Huddle to talk about the importance of foot health and comprehensive foot exams for people with diabetes, and how we can use data collected from these foot exams to predict potential future risk.

Learn more about the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot here: Home – IWGDF Guidelines

View Mark’s book “Healthy Feet for People with Diabetes” here: Healthy Feet for People With Diabetes: Hinkes DPM, Dr. Mark: 9780985628604: Books – Amazon.ca

Learn more about diabetes-related foot complications:

Foot Complications | ADA
Five year mortality and direct costs of care for people with diabetic foot complications are comparable to cancer | Journal of Foot and Ankle Research | Full Text