The Role of the Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in the Hospital Setting

Abstract

It is the position of Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists that all inpatient interdisciplinary teams include a diabetes care and education specialist to lead or support quality improvement initiatives that affect persons hospitalized with diabetes and/or hyperglycemia. This encompasses not only patient, family, and caregiver education but also education of interdisciplinary team members and achievement of diabetes-related organizational quality metrics and performance outcomes.

Translating Guidelines Into Practice: Improving Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device Validation for Patients Using Insulin Pumps During Hospitalization

“…However, professional societies, including the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, the Diabetes Technology Society, and the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists, recommend the continuation of insulin pump systems during hospitaliza-tion for appropriate patients with proper supervi-sion. 6-9 Despite the increasing numbers of persons with diabetes utilizing wearable diabetes technology, patients wearing an insulin pump remains a low-volume high-risk event in the hospital.…”