CBDCE promotes ongoing quality diabetes care, education, prevention and support by providing certification and credentialing programs that incorporate and reflect best practices.
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CDCES Certification
Formerly known as Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
A Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) is a health professional who possesses comprehensive knowledge of and experience in diabetes prevention, prediabetes, and diabetes management. The CDCES educates, supports, and advocates for people affected by diabetes, addressing the stages of diabetes throughout the lifespan.
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BC-ADM Certification
The professional holding the Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM®) certification skillfully manages complex patient needs and assists people at risk for and with diabetes and other cardiometabolic conditions with therapeutic problem-solving. Within their discipline's scope of practice and licensure, health professionals who hold the BC-ADM® certification may adjust (and in some cases, prescribe) medications, treat, and monitor acute and chronic complications and other comorbidities, counsel people living with diabetes on lifestyle modifications, address psychosocial issues, and participate in research and mentoring.
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Certificant Spotlight
Each quarter CBDCE will spotlight a certficant to acknowledge and promote the value of being a CDCES and/or BC-ADM.
CDCES Directory
Diagnosed with diabetes? Partner with a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) to better manage diabetes and improve health outcomes. Find a CDCES in the directory!
CDCES Scholarships
The CDCES credential is held by registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, registered dietitian nutritionists, pharmacists, physicians, PAs, and other health professionals on the diabetes care and education team.
CDCES Certification Renewal
The 2026 CDCES Renewal by CE online application will open July 15, 2026. Once open, you will place your application online through your account on the CBDCE portal.
I will wear the letters CDCES with great pride. I have been a CDE for 11 years, but I'm #somuchmore than an educator. I can't think of another profession that cares as deeply for their patients as a CDCES. We know our patients in and out. When I educate and help manage my patients' medications and insulin, I learn what makes them tick: what they eat and when, hobbies they enjoy, what they enjoy on vacations and holidays, physical activities, other illness they are managing, who supports them at home, fears, barriers and so much more. We build a trusting relationship and develop a plan that will work for the patient that will maximize their health. I love being an educator. But I also care deeply for my patients and love working with them to come up with a plan of care to mitigate risks and help them live as they should - safer, better and longer.