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
- Differentiate between the various diet therapies used in management of type I, type II, and gestational diabetes
- Describe how to modify nutrient intake of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and fibers to prevent and treat common complications of diabetes
- Identify how diabetic complications can arise due to the lack of dietary management.
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