Certified Diabetic Educator
Certified Diabetic Educator: is a health professional who possesses comprehensive knowledge of and experience in pre-diabetes,diabetes prevention, and management. The CDE educates and supports people affected by diabetes to understand and manage the condition.
Education/Training Required
Responsibilities and Daily Activities
A Certified Diabetic Educator makes: $53,800
Self Reflection: Although this is a good career to do especially helping other people i want to become something else that can change everything.
Resources:
Education/Training Required
- Bachelor's degree at minimum; graduate degrees are common
- Health care professional with a minimum of a master’s degree in social work
- Health care professional with a minimum of a master’s degree in nutrition, health education or specified areas of public health.
Responsibilities and Daily Activities
- Give extensive advice on how diabetic patients can improve their health.
- Teach patients how to use appropriate equipment, such as insulin pumps and blood glucose meters, to track and monitor diabetes.
- Inform patients about wise food choices.
A Certified Diabetic Educator makes: $53,800
Self Reflection: Although this is a good career to do especially helping other people i want to become something else that can change everything.
Resources:
- http://study.com/articles/Diabetes_Counselor_Education_Requirements_and_Career_Information.html
- https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/diabetes-division--department-of-medicine/resources/becomecertifieddiabeteseducator.pdf
- http://study.com/articles/Diabetes_Care_Specialist_Education_Requirements_and_Job_Description.html