Date: April 11, 2014 Time: 8-4:30pm Location: Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Garrison Wing, Dover, NH Target Audience:  Pharmacists, Providers, PAs, NPs, RNs, RDs, and Certified Diabetes Educators working in hospitals, schools, visiting nurse associations, primary care offices, long term care and community health centers. Click on Diabetes Today 2014 for more information.

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Here is a link for the The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services Director’s plug for diabetes educators: http://www.wmur.com/news/health/Monthly-Checkup-Managing-diabetes/-/9857712/23088792/-/yk57m9z/-/index.html

Membership Meeting “U500 Insulin” and “The Heart of the Matter” Nov 13 in Manchester at the Roy Auditorium with 2 speakers/ Mary Wood will speak on U500 insulin and Jane Hackett will speak on “the Heart of the Matter” ( how a cardiac diet can be effective for a diabetic) Both will be 1 contact

NH Health Benefit Exchange Coverage for DSME and Diabetes Supplies In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  ACA requires US Citizen’s and legal residents to have health insurance.  It  also requires states to set up Health Benefit Exchanges to sell affordable health care coverage. The ACA allows purchase of health insurance at

The following was sent to us from Dr. Michael Davidson. In just a couple of weeks, on Saturday 09/21/13, the TCOYD Diabetes Conference and Health Fair will be held at the DCU center in Worcester, MA. As someone who has lived with type 1 diabetes for more than 35 years, I can say that after

In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  ACA requires US Citizen’s and legal residents to have health insurance.  It  also requires states to set up Health Benefit Exchanges to sell affordable health care coverage. The ACA allows purchase of health insurance at more affordable rates than if purchasing individual insurance. To qualify,

Diabetes Education Update: Content and Process This is a course  designed to provide participants with assistance in reviewing and updating their knowledge of diabetes. The current concepts of diabetes management and techniques for teaching the patient with diabetes will be discussed in detail.  The target audience is Registered nurses, dietitians and other health care professionals. Start

In a news release issued today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is taking action to remove from the market illegal products that make false, questionable, or unproven claims to mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent diabetes and related complications. The products, sold online and in retail stores, include dietary supplements, ayurvedic products, over-the-counter

May is Older Americans Month, and there is no better time to protect our nation’s seniors from diabetes and the horrible complications it can cause, including blindness, amputations, kidney failure – even death. The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 962/H.R. 452) will provide seniors with coverage for the National Diabetes Prevention Program, a proven, low