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​Diabetes Concentration
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“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.”
- Norman Vincent Peale
The Diabetes Concentration is an excellent opportunity for interns who are interested in working with the patient population who are living with diabetes.   This may include both T1DM and T2DM.  T2DM often includes co-morbidities of obesity, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease and the intern will learn how to manage the MNT with these conditions. T1DM often use an insulin pump and the intern will be introduced to current pumps, CHO/insulin ratios and SBGM. The Registered Dietitians/Nutritionists interested in this area of practice often go on to become Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES). Our goal is to provide interns with a basic knowledge of all nutrition related disease states with an emphasis on the prevention and management of diabetes.

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Diabetes Concentration Interns
  • Will have more supervised practice experiences with the Diabetes patient population in the inpatient clinical and outpatient self-management classes.
  • Have the opportunity to spend more time in the outpatient setting working with Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists and insulin pump trainers.
  • Can explore Diabetes education and counseling through community presentations, health fairs and camps. 
 
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