The Diabetes Educator is healthcare professionals who focus on helping pediatric patients and their families with and/or at risk for diabetes and related conditions achieve behavior change goals which, in turn, lead to better clinical outcomes and improved health status. Diabetes Educators provide in-depth knowledge and skills in the biological and social sciences, communication, counseling, and education to provide diabetes self-management education/diabetes self-management training.
Provides individualized diabetes self-management education/training to individuals and groups according to the Scope of Practice, and Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional performance for Diabetes Educators.