Registration is now open for this year's ADCES Annual Conference, ADCES23. This year’s conference planning committee chair, Connie Brown-Riggs, joined The Huddle to talk about what new and exciting aspects to expect at ADCES23, including a celebration of ADCES's 50th anniversary.

We welcomed Carla Cox, CDCES to The Huddle to talk about the value of diabetes camps. Carla has volunteered for diabetes camps across the globe for many years. In this episode, she shares valuable insights on psychosocial and practical benefits of these camps and how healthcare professionals in the diabetes community can get involved.

Jennifer Okemah, MS, RDN, BCADM, CDCES, CSSD, shares her experience running diabetes programs and flipping them from cost centers into revenue generators. The episode is full of practical tips diabetes care and education specialists can use to leverage their role as diabetes technology experts for new streams of revenue. She also shares tips on how you can track performance to demonstrate the value you bring to your health system. Resources:Learn more about the ADCES Annual Conference: ADCESmeeting.orgMore resources to help you demonstrate your value: DiabetesEducator.org/ValueJennifer’s website: www.salutenutritionPLLC.comJennifer’ LinkedIn: (10) SALUTE NUTRITION, PLLC: Overview | LinkedInJennifer’s Instagram: Salute Nutrition, PLLC (@salutenutrition.pllc) • Instagram photos and videosJennifer’s Facebook: Salute Nutrition, PLLC | FacebookADCE Accreditation and Reimbursement Boot Camps: DiabetesEducator.org/Reimbursement

As CGM technology continues to evolve, it's important that those working with people with diabetes understand the different devices available and how to help people find the best fit for them. Celia Levesque, an advanced practice provider for the Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, joins The Huddle to discuss the latest updates in the world of CGM technology, as well as advances that she would like to see in the future and how to help people with diabetes find the device that best fits their needs.ResourcesFor more information about CGM options, visit danatech.org.To view all CGMs currently available, visit our find & compare CGMs page: CGM l Compare CGM Features l danatech (diabeteseducator.org)Will insurance cover a CGM? Find out with our free CGM insurance lookup tool at: CGM Insurance Coverage Look-Up Tool (diabeteseducator.org)Interested in training on the devices mentioned in this podcast? Visit our danatech device training page for current and future training events.

Thomas Blevins, MD, an Endocrinologist from Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology in Austin, TX, joins The Huddle to talk about interchangeable biosimilar insulin. We discuss what interchangeability means and the evidence supporting it. You’ll also hear about the options interchangeable biosimilar insulin presents for healthcare systems and people with diabetes.This episode is sponsored by ViatrisResourcesWebinar on Interchangeable Biosimilar Insulin (Free and non-CE):  The New Frontier of Interchangeable Biosimilar Insulins  - bit.ly/3vxUWZ1Tip Sheets on Interchangeable Biosimilar Insulin in English Viatris_Tip_Sheet_v3_04202022 (diabeteseducator.org) and Spanish Viatris_Tip_Sheet_v3_04202022_spa (diabeteseducator.org)Insulin delivery resources from ADCES: www.DiabetesEducator.org/InsulinBlevins, T. C., Barve, A., Raiter, Y., Aubonnet, P., Athalye, S., Sun, B., & Muniz, R. (2020). Efficacy and safety of MYL-1501D versus insulin glargine in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Results of the INSTRIDE 3 phase 3 switch study. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 22(3), 365–372. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.13904Viatris website: http://www.viatris.com

On this episode of The Huddle we talk to Mary Lou Perry, who brings more than 30 years of experience in the area of diabetes nutrition clinical practice and was appointed to the ADA Professional Practice Committee last March. Mary Lou shares how others can be a part of the committee, a few key highlights from the 2023 ADA Standards of Care, and examples of how the updated standards can be applied in practice.Resources:To read the full 2023 Standards of Care, visit: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/46/Supplement_1To watch an ADCES webinar that dives a bit deeper into the Standards of Care, visit: http://send.adces.org/link.cfm?r=5gLLYpGIeV6Y9dpuQo-W2A~~&pe=IajtqA5LETl6XmGrk0YTISnsQijzMKrfWkc79cPqpTRNp3eEShKQUAVzFBrLt-EYJga4sPUlv60Ad-aq--2vbw~~&t=VmwSIkiOmBxB5rwPQvGKrw~~To apply to be a part of an ADA committee, visit: https://diabetes.org/about-us/who-we-are/applications/national-committees-call-applicationsFor ADA public comment, visit: professional.diabetes.org/SOC