From the American Association of Diabetes Educators
This is an official position statement of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). AADE is a multidisciplinary professional membership organization of health care professionals dedicated to integrating successful self-management as a key outcome in the care of people with diabetes and related conditions.
Acknowledgments: AADE gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their role in creating this document: AADE recognizes the contributions of the Evidence Review Team and the Position Statement Reviewers; Wahida Karmally, DrPH, RD, CDE, CLS, FNLA; Ann Bowers, RN, CDE, CCRC; Betsy Rodriguez, RN, MSN, CDE; Cameron C. Lindsey, PharmD, BC-ADM; Maria Blanco Castellanos, RN, CDE; Nancy Breen, RN, BSN, MBA; Martha Quintana, RN, BSN, CDE; Patricia Urbanski, MED, RD, LD, CDE; Barbara Kocurek, BS, PharmD, BCPS, CDE; Daniel Kent, PharmD, CDE; Dawn Sherr, RD, CDE; Janice Fisher, RD, LD, PHD, BC-ADM, CDE; Karen Fitzner, PhD; Marjorie Cypress, PhD, MS, RN, C-ANP, CDE; Patricia Lierman, RD, MS, MED, BC-ADM; Tamara Hammons, PharmD, RPh, CDE; Terry Blais-Compton, MS, APRN, RN, CDE; Wendy Kushion, RN, MSN, APRN-BC, CDE.
AADE Board of Directors approval: 2011