How to Find a Certified Diabetes Educator

A certified diabetes educator, or CDE, is someone who is trained to teach diabetes management techniques to people with the disease. They are certified by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators, which requires that the educator be a licensed health professional with two years of diabetes education experience. The educator must also pass a national exam. Finding a certified diabetes educator in your area is quite simple.

Instructions

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  Visit the American Association of Diabetes Educators website (see Resources).

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  Click "Find a Diabetes Educator."

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  Enter the requested information. If you know the last name of the diabetes educator you are looking for, enter it into the search box. If not, enter your city, state and zip code to find certified diabetes educators in your area.

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  Click "Search" and wait for your results to load.

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  Click on the name of an educator in order to obtain her contact information.