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Happy Holidays!

By Laura Shane-McWhorter posted 12-18-2019
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Greetings Everyone! I am very excited about the upcoming name change of diabetes educators to Diabetes Care and Education Specialists!!! By now, you may have received an email from NCBDE announcing that the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credential is changing to the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential starting in 2020. Also, the NCBDE organization will be changing their name to Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE). We are all on an exciting journey together. Happy Holidays to All - and I am so proud to be a fellow Diabetes Care and Education Specialist!! You are all amazing!!!!! Laura ...
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CDC NDPP

By Jessica Torres posted 05-31-2018
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For this month’s blog, I wanted to highlight and briefly talk about the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP). I have had the pleasure to facilitate this program as a lifestyle health coach. My personal feedback and experience is that the program works. I saw individuals not only meet their health goals but they met them with a very positive attitude. It was refreshing and exciting to see. I share this in hopes that our state continues to grow accredited programs and help individuals that are at high risk of type 2 diabetes to cut their risk in half. What is the NDPP? The NDPP is a national initiative targeting all communities across the United ...
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April CDE of the Month

By Jessica Torres posted 04-29-2018
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It is our honor to announce that April's CDE of the month is, none other than our very own Chair, Jessica Kirk, MSN, RN, CPN, CDE. Not only is this a blog to share Jessica's story and her positive impact on our New Mexico community but also to say farewell. Jessica was offered and has accepted a position as RN, CDE at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. This is an amazing opportunity and we could not be more happy or proud of Jessica. We know that she will continue to improve and change the lives of individuals living with diabetes. Jessica is a true inspiration and has been a blessing to our community and to our CB Board. It is a bittersweet moment to say goodbye but ...
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March Blog: Alcohol and Diabetes

By Jessica Torres posted 03-20-2018
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In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day: Alcohol and Diabetes Jessica Torres, MSN, BC-ADM, RN, CDE, CDTC In my career as a diabetes educator I have heard many mixed messages around alcohol and diabetes. In all honesty, when I bring up alcohol with my patients, many times, it is the first time they have had the subject brought up during a diabetes care appointment. I find this understandable and shocking at the same time. Discussing alcohol consumption with a patient can be a very sensitive subject for many reasons, including: personal convictions about drinking alcohol, fear of the effects of alcohol in combination with diabetes, and also hard to bring up if ...
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Call to Action: Exodus of Diabetes Tech Support in New Mexico

By Jessica Kirk posted 02-27-2018
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Call to Action: Exodus of Diabetes Tech Support in New Mexico Jessica Kirk MSN, RN, CPN, CDE New Mexico is in a technology support crisis. In the last month, we have lost local representation from two pump companies, as our state was absorbed by larger service areas. This blog is a review of the technology patterns and resources in the last few years, as well as a call to action so that as a diabetes community we make sure to get involved, stay informed on diabetes technology, offer choices to our patients, and be the support that our patients need to have successful health outcome with their device choice. The downfall of technology in our community ...
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What's New with AADE NM and New Mexico CDE of the Month!!

By Melanie Duran posted 01-25-2018
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We hope everyone is having a great start to 2018! Your local AADE chapter is off and running, and we are starting our new year with a BANG! Our resolution this year is to enhance outreach and communication with our New Mexico members. One way we would like to do this is by rethinking our local name. Instead of calling ourselves ZADE (Zia Association of Diabetes Educators) we are officially now known as AADE NM . Same great group, with what we hope will be a more recognizable title! With the start of the new year AADE NM would like to kick off a new practice: AADE NM CDE of the Month! We think its meaningful and important to highlight a member of our chapter ...
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November/December AADE Board of Directors Update

By Jessica Kirk posted 12-19-2017
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Board Update To: AADE Coordinating Bodies and Members From: Chuck Macfarlane, CEO Board Meeting Date: November 4, 2017 and December 7, 2017 The American Association of Diabetes Educators Board of Directors met on Saturday, November 4, and via conference call on Thursday, December 7, 2017. In addition to several pieces of routine business, the Board discussed several issues of interest to the members. A brief summary of the Board’s business is provided below. Establishing a Vision for the Specialty With help from our strategic branding partner Movéo, AADE has set out to define a long-term vision for the specialty. The project kicked off at AADE17, ...
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Meet your new New Mexico Coordinating Body!!!

By Jessica Kirk posted 06-14-2017
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Melanie Duran works full time as an inpatient diabetes educator at UNM Hospitals, and is an active member of AADE, participating on the Zia Association of Diabetes Educators coordinating body board. Melanie is currently in school for a DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner with University of Missouri, and keeps herself busy with a wonderful husband, Michael and daughter, Madeline. Melanie enjoys reading in her spare time, and playing cello with her daughter. Angelica Urtiaga is born and raised in New Mexico. Wife and mother of two very active boys (5 & 6). She wanted to be a nurse to help her community. She has been working for the New Mexico veterans affairs ...
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April AADE Board of Directors Update

By Jessica Kirk posted 06-06-2017
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Board Update To: AADE Coordinating Bodies and Members From: Chuck Macfarlane, CEO Board Meeting Date: April 28-29, 2017 The American Association of Diabetes Educators Board of Directors met on Saturday, April 29, 2017, and addressed several issues of interest to the members. The Board discussed science and practice initiatives including an update on the revisions to the National Standard for Diabetes Self-Management Education that were in the field for public comment. In addition, a joint position statement with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on the use of Language in Diabetes Care and Education was approved. It will be published in an upcoming ...
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How AADE Resources can transform your practice!

By Melanie Duran posted 06-06-2017
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AADE membership provides a great way to connect to a community, whether it’s within your city, state, or on a national level. Some of the perks of membership include a variety of materials provided to members, such as Clinical Endocrinology, AADE In Practice, or The Diabetes Educator Journal. Each of these publications provides insight into research, innovations, and practice happening in our diabetes education community, and can provide inspiration for new ideas within our own practice. I would like to share with you how one of these publications inspired a new way to teach the basics of diabetes management in our setting. Last year, my partner and I were ...
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Free Pre-Diabetes Education Programs on-line

By Linda Reineke posted 05-10-2011
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New Mexico Department is launching a new pre-diabetes Free Education programs on-line Go the their web site: www.diabetesnm.org
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Find out more about AADE’s State Licensure Initiative

By Donna Tomky posted 03-23-2011
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Have you heard about AADE’s state licensure initiative ? We recently had a breakthrough and Kentucky is now the first state to require licenses for diabetes educators. State licensure has many benefits for the future of the profession. Learn more about the initiative by reading our Frequently Asked Questions and listening to the podcast . If you have any further questions, email advocacy@aadenet.org .
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Advanced Diabetes Care opens in Albuquerque!

By Amy Scott posted 02-07-2011
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Ana Kelly, (one of our favorite CDE's (and soon to be CNP!)) is joining Julie Krawchuk, CFNP, in opening a new diabetes education center, Advanced Diabetes Care! Congrats and good luck! Here are the details: Advanced Diabetes Care 4215 Montgomery Blvd NE Building C Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone: 505-881-4648 Fax: 505-881-4694 Business hours: Monday-Thursday 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Friday 9:30 am-12:30 pm They are seeking contracts with most insurance companies. They will be seeing patients with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Also, they will have services for pre-conception counseling (for type 1 and 2), PCOS, pre-bariatric surgery support, ...
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Check out "Download Resources" for new exercise recs (look right) ==================>

By Amy Scott posted 12-17-2010
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I just posted the Joint Position Statement from the American Diabetes Association and American College of Sports Medicine regarding exercise and type 2 diabetes. Happy reading!
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Welcome AADE Members

By John Tyler posted 06-28-2010
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Welcome to the New Mexico State Network! This community is dedicated to our AADE members. It is place for members to support one another and work together. We are promoting collaboration, openness, diversity and sustainability. Community! You’ll be encouraged to participate in, contribute to, and create a support network with those who share common interests and objectives. Collaboration! You’ll work together sharing ideas, solutions and resources. When someone needs help, we’ll all pitch in and help. Openness! You’ll “drop in” and engage in conversations to discuss, challenge and question ideas in a an environment with your peers – ...
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