DESCRIPTION
This advanced course on diabetes diet management can be taken as Part 3 of a series or on its own. Course objectives are:
- Describe how the intake of dietary carbohydrates can have a direct influence on an individual’s blood glucose levels.
- Discuss medical nutrition therapy in the management of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.
- Discuss how to maintain the pleasure of eating through healthy food choices related to carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and fiber.
- Identify how to actively engage individuals with diabetes in education, self-management, and treatment planning to achieve medical nutrition therapy goals to prevent, delay, or treat comorbidities associated with diabetes.
- Identify tools for assisting individuals with diabetes to develop healthy eating patterns as opposed to focusing on single food choices or nutrients.
Approved for 2.5 CE/Contact Hours for the following professions:
- Nurses (RN, LVN, LPN) (all states)
- Critical Care RN (CCRN): meets the criteria for CCRN Synergy Continuing Education Recognition Point(s) (CERPS) in Category A
- Certified Case Managers (CCM)
- Certified Rehab Counselors (CRC)
Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed. Course will be updated or discontinued on or before July 31, 2027.
Tags: 2.5 CE/Contact Hours, All States, Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Certified Case Manager, CCM, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, CRC, Clinical Endocrinology, Critical Care Registered Nurse, CCRN, Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus pt 3, Dietary Management, LPN, LVN, Nurses, Nutrition Wellness, RN, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes