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Diabetes education is a specialty field of practice and a specific intervention of diabetes management and care. Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs) have been recognised by Medicare Australia, the Department of Veterans Affairs and private medical insurers as the appropriately qualified providers of diabetes education.
Diabetes education is about providing people with diabetes with the knowledge, skills, motivation and confidence to effectively manage their condition.
Credentialled Diabetes Educators assist people with diabetes and their family or carers to gain an understanding of the risks and benefits of lifestyle choices and treatment options. They collaborate with the person with diabetes and other members of the diabetes team to achieve mutually agreed clinical targets, good health and well being.
Diabetes education aims to assist people with diabetes to make informed decisions about:
People with diabetes should be referred to a CDE when requesting a referral or when seeking more information about diabetes and self management. Other referral prompts include:
To locate diabetes education services in your area, please click here to return to the ‘Find a CDE’ search function on this website.
Diabetes education is a specialty field of practice and a specific intervention of diabetes management and care. Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs) have been recognised by Medicare Australia, the Department of Veterans Affairs and private medical insurers as the appropriately qualified providers of diabetes education.
Diabetes education is about providing people with diabetes with the knowledge, skills, motivation and confidence to effectively manage their condition.
Credentialled Diabetes Educators assist people with diabetes and their family or carers to gain an understanding of the risks and benefits of lifestyle choices and treatment options. They collaborate with the person with diabetes and other members of the diabetes team to achieve mutually agreed clinical targets, good health and well being.
Diabetes education aims to assist people with diabetes to make informed decisions about:
People with diabetes should be referred to a CDE when requesting a referral or when seeking more information about diabetes and self management. Other referral prompts include:
To locate diabetes education services in your area, please click here to return to the ‘Find a CDE’ search function on this website.