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About Credentialled Diabetes Educators

What is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator® (CDE)

A CDE is a health professional who has been recognised by the ADEA for their specialist knowledge and professional development in the field of diabetes education. CDE is a registered trademark.​ An ADEA CDE means providing assured assistance and quality education to those with, or at risk of, diabetes, as well as family members and carers.

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To be recognised and maintain CDE status, you must demonstrate ongoing participation in professional development within the specialty of diabetes education.

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CDE status is recognised by:

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Who is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator® (CDE)?

A CDE is a health professional who has undertaken a rigorous credentialling program and has specialist knowledge in the field of diabetes education. ‘CDE’ is an ADEA registered trademark, and ADEA determines who  can use it. The CDE certification provides assurance to people living with, or at risk of, diabetes – as well as their families, carers and health care providers – that they will receive quality diabetes education and advice.

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CDE’s must demonstrate their ongoing professional development within the specialty of diabetes education in accordance with the ADEA Credentialling and Re-Credentialling Program to gain and maintain recognition as a CDE.

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Health professionals from the following professions are eligible to undertake the credentialling program to become a CDE:

  • Registered Nurse (RN or Division One)

  • Registered Midwife

  • Accredited Practising Dietitian

  • Registered Medical Practitioner

  • Registered Pharmacist

  • Registered Podiatrist

  • Accredited Exercise Physiologist

  • Registered Physiotherapist

  • Optometrist

  • AHPRA-registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner

What does a CDE do? 

ADEA is the leading organisation for health professionals providing diabetes education and care.

Professional conduct refers to the way in which a person behaves while acting in a professional capacity. The ADEA Code of Conduct sets the minimum standards expected of the diabetes educator. It provides a framework for, but is not limited to, their:

  • clinical practice and competency

  • engagement with the ADEA

  • respect of client’s choices

  • collaboration with other health professionals

The Code of Conduct is a fundamental ADEA standard designed also for an audience beyond diabetes educators, including people requiring or receiving diabetes education, other health professionals and organisations and the wider community.

Credentialled Diabetes Educator Style Guide

ADEA considers diabetes education a specialty field of practice and the Credentialled Diabetes Educator® (CDE) the health care professionals appropriately qualified to provide diabetes education.

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The CDE® credential is an ADEA registered trademark allowing ADEA to determine its criteria and application. Recognition as a CDE is valuable. It’s ADEA’s assurance to people with diabetes, their families and health care providers that they can expect a quality diabetes education consultation.

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ADEA urges all CDEs to proudly display and promote the CDE logo! Frame your CDE certificate and hang it in your office. Use the CDE logo on your business cards and stationary. In return, ADEA asks that you make sure you use the CDE logo in accordance with the ADEA CDE Style Guide:

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To obtain the CDE logo for use by printers, please read the CDE logo guidelines and complete the survey. Once ADEA National Office receive notification of the survey completion you will be sent the logo file by email.

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