Competencies for Diabetes Care and Education Specialists.

Purpose: Diabetes care and education specialists provide collaborative, comprehensive, and person-centered care and education to people with diabetes and cardiometabolic conditions. The implementation of the vision for the specialty has prompted the need to reexamine the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for diabetes care and education specialists in today's dynamic health care environment. The purpose of this article is to introduce an updated set of competencies reflective of the profession in this dynamic health care environment.

Mobile diabetes intervention study: testing a personalized treatment/behavioral communication intervention for blood glucose control.

Background: National data find glycemic control is within target (A1c<7.0%) for 37% of patients with diabetes, and only 7% meet recommended glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure goals.

Objectives: To compare active interventions and usual care for glucose control in a randomized clinical trial (RCT) among persons with diabetes cared for by primary care physicians (PCPs) over the course of 1 year.