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Jan 17, 2005, 07:41 PM
 Certified Diabetic Originally Posted by zacarias Hey all,
I'm having a difficult time finding this information. I'm a RN 1.5 years out of school with med/surg and tele/stepdown experience. I've always enjoyed the pathophysiology of diabetes and dealing with treatments etc. I would love to get into diabetic education but am not sure on the route.
I know that to be certified, you have to have 1,000 hours of diabetes self-management teaching experience and take the exam. My question is: How in the world do you get those 1,000 hours? I mean it sounds like they expect you to get a job doing diabetic education, and then officially certify later.
Are these jobs to gain experience in abundance? How do you get into it? It seems like a catch-22 (experience needed to get job, certification needed to get job, but certification unavailable unless you have the job). Thanks.
IT VERY IRONIC TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN "BECOMING A CERTIFIED DIABETIC EDUCATOR". I HAVE HAD NO LUCK SO FAR. IF YOU KNOW OR FIND OUT WHAT TO DO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
BE BLESSED,
PRESS
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Jan 17, 2005, 07:49 PM
 Becoming A Certified Diabetic Educator
I am a RN with fifteen years experience in a variety of specialty areas. I have been trying for two weeks to get information. I totally agree with your assessment of the one thousand required hours. If you or anyone else in this forum know of a solutionplease let me know!
Be Blessed,
PRESS
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Jan 17, 2005, 09:13 PM
I spoke with my Aunt who works at the American Diabetes Association. She stated that if you contact them, they may be able to lead you in the right direction of finding a place to help get your hours. They might be able to hook you up with a Dr. or an organization to help get your hours.
Their website is: www.diabetes.org
Good Luck!
Jami
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Jan 18, 2005, 06:45 PM
Thank you! I will contact the ADA tomorrow.
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Mar 07, 2005, 07:57 AM
Press,
Any luck with the ADA? I looked at two different sites, one the board that actually certifies and the other, a professional organization for CDEs. I have come up empty. They ALL talk about getting 1000 hours of diabetic teaching but give no help and where to get that experience! :sad:
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Mar 08, 2005, 04:44 PM
I'm currently working with a CDE for my practicum in patient education and I told her of this dilemma. She acknowledged it and said that basically, you have to get "lucky" and get hired into a diabetic educator role without the certification, obtain your necessary hours and then sit for the certification. She didn't say it was common to get hired without certification, unless you have some experience with teaching and/or diabetes in depth. And come to think of it, some RNs and most RDs get jobs as diabetic educators and then sit for the certification later.
| | No. 7 |
Mar 08, 2005, 10:40 PM
Here's the site for the organization that does the certification. You will find information regarding who qualifies to sit for the exam: http://www.ncbde.org | | No. 8 |
Mar 09, 2005, 05:41 AM
Originally Posted by Q. I'm currently working with a CDE for my practicum in patient education and I told her of this dilemma. She acknowledged it and said that basically, you have to get "lucky" and get hired into a diabetic educator role without the certification,
Q and Audrey,
Thanks for the responses. It makes sense that I guess the only way is to be "lucky" and get hired to educate diabetics. I can't imagine that's an easy thing to pull off. What I need to do is talk with every CDE I see, look at newspaper job ads, basically "network." Thanks again.
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Mar 13, 2006, 06:05 AM
Re: Becoming a Certified Diabetic Educator
Good morning,
I, too, am wanting to be a CDE. I have 38 years of experience with diabetes... Have been one myself for that long. That, however, does not count as experience, and that is weird, because I do a LOT of teaching to all kinds of people about all aspects of the disease. Go figure.
Joan Originally Posted by zacarias Q and Audrey,
Thanks for the responses. It makes sense that I guess the only way is to be "lucky" and get hired to educate diabetics. I can't imagine that's an easy thing to pull off. What I need to do is talk with every CDE I see, look at newspaper job ads, basically "network." Thanks again. |
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