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A Dietitian’s Guide to Medications for Patients with Diabetes Course, 14th Edition

Course Expires October 22, 2027

Credits: 5.0

Profession: RDN/NDTR, CDCES

Required Reading 1

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Stay up to date on current nutrition and dietetics knowledge related to diabetes medications!

This continuing professional education (CPE) self-study course delivers in-depth information on clinical nutrition care and medications for diabetes management and provides case studies to apply the information found in the required reading.

Topics covered include medications used to treat diabetes and its comorbidities (blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and weight management) as well as a discussion of complementary and alternative medicines that might be used by patients.

This course is appropriate for registered dietitian nutritionists, certified diabetes counseling and education specialists, nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered, and educators.

The CPE examination includes case studies to help the learner apply the information to clinical diabetes management.

Course includes hard copy book, electronic test and 1 certificate with passing grade.

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After completion of this CPE program, participants will be able to:

Integrate knowledge of biological, physical, and social sciences with knowledge of food and nutrition to make decisions related to diabetes care.
Integrate new knowledge of diabetes into clinical practice.
Identify potential food-nutrient drug interactions based on the physiological responses to pharmacological agents used to treat diabetes.
Consider client/patient factors, nutritional impacts, indications, side effects, contraindications, benefits, risks, alternatives and foundational sciences when prescribing, recommending or administering drug therapy for diabetes treatment.

This course is intended for: RDNs, CDCESs, and NDTRs

A Dietitian’s Guide to Medications for Patients with Diabetes Course, 14th Edition awards 5.0 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration CPEU Approval.

CDR Activity Number: 185721 Self Study Activity Type: 741 Enduring

CDR Course Level: II

Suggested CDR Performance Indicators:

9.1.2 Integrates knowledge of biological, physical and social sciences with knowledge of food and nutrition to make decisions related to nutrition care.
9.2.4 Integrates new knowledge of disease states and clinical conditions into practice.
11.4.3 Identifies potential food-nutrient drug interactions based on the physiological responses to pharmacological agents and takes appropriate action.
11.4.4 Considers client/patient factors, nutritional impacts, indications, side effects, contraindications, benefits, risks, alternatives and foundational sciences when prescribing, recommending or administering nutrition-related drug therapy.

Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.

The answer to Test Your Knowledge is “c. SGLT2i.”

This self-study course includes required reading, a downloadable course document and an online exam with multiple choice, case study based questions. Upon passing the test, the learner can download and print the certificate.

Required Reading for this Course: Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Quick Guide to Medications. 14th edition. Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, Chicago IL; 2024.

Disclaimer: The text/book associated with this course is required solely for the course taker to learn the underlying principles that will be applied in taking a case-study based exam. Neither the authors nor the publishers of the text/book have contributed to or endorsed this course.

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