Mudwoman

Mudwoman

Certified Diabetes Educator

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About Mudwoman

Mudwoman has 20 years experience and specializes in Certified Diabetes Educator.


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  1. How do you collect CDE hours?

    It is my understanding that actual time educating patients on diabetes counts as well as hours obtained under a Mentor (from the list provided by NCBDE) counts towards the hours needed. You do need to document the hours. You can always contact th...
  2. Diabetic Educators: Structuring and Tracking

    The book is produced by Krames and sponsored by Merek and The American Diabetes Association. There is a pdf form of the book that you can print, but actually getting the book, you must buy in bulk and they are expensive. Just google it and you will...
  3. Was I wrong to hold Insulin?

    You are confusing holding an insulin vs re-timing an insulin. It is crazy to time a fast acting insulin that has to be given with a meal at 0500 when breakfast is at 0715-0730. You are not holding it when you use judgement to give it with the meal....
  4. Questions for Diabetes Educators

    AADE is more closely associated with the NCBDE which is who certifies you as a Diabetes Educator. AADE also has all the information you need to know about a DSME program. ADA is just a government sponsored organization to give info to people with d...
  5. How did you become a CDE?

    It is a long road. When I decided this was my goal, the first thing I did was join the AADE. You do not have to be a CDE or Diabetic Educator to join. Joining gives you the opportunity to take some online classes and there is study material for th...
  6. Was I wrong to hold Insulin?

    As nurses, we think that because we have a brain and we can think, that gives us the right to stretch that line in the sand when it comes to what we can LEGALLY do and what CRITICAL THINKING says we "should" do. The reality is that you do not have t...
  7. Where can I find practice exams for CDE?

    Jean Rifkin has the best prep course. Diabetes Seminars, Inc.
  8. How to get into the Diabetes education

    If you are doing classes for free, you still must document that the classes follow the guidelines of the AADE. AADE provides lots of guidance material. Be sure that people that attend your classes, fill out a sign in sheet with name, address, phone...
  9. Questions for Diabetes Educators

    I also wanted to mention something I thought of today. The nurses that work in Cardiac Rehab cover for diabetes education on the weekends. Check with your employers to see what department covers on weekends for your diabetes educator there. It cou...
  10. Questions for Diabetes Educators

    It is not an easy field to get into, but it will happen if you work at it. When I decided this was what I really wanted to do in 2011, the first thing I did was join AADE (American Association of Diabetes Educators). You do not have to be an educat...
  11. How do you collect CDE hours?

    The exam for CDE covers many areas. It is important to know about diabetes, but do you know how to motivate all types of people to make lifestyle changes. Do you know the requirements if you were head of a ADA or AADA certified diabetes education p...
  12. Diabetic Educators: Structuring and Tracking

    Our program is certified by AADE. We are dictated that we have to teach all 7 areas of self care management per the AADE to keep our certification. We have data that we have to keep and turn in to AADE every year for our certification. We track A1...
  13. How to get into the Diabetes education

    It is hard to get into, but not impossible. Join AADE (American Asso of Diabetes Educators). You do not have to certified to join. Find out if the state you live in has a Diabetes Advisory Council. It is usually a division of the Department of ...
  14. Gestational Diabetes Treatment

    I've seen lots of GDM patient's placed on Metformin too. None of these medications have FDA approval for use with pregnant women, however, doctors are prescribing them for patients. OB docs I've talked to say there is no evidence that these oral ag...
  15. Medicaid reimbursement?

    In Arkansas, Medicaid does not pay for any education unless it is by the physician in the clinic setting. Then the physician can charge a level 3 visit for including the education. This year, Medicaid no longer pays for blood glucose testing suppli...