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  • Thinking about Earning the CDCES?

  • Show Your CDCES Pride!

  • A New Name for the CDE Credential

  • Join over 19,500 health professionals who have validated their expertise and professionalism by earning the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential.
  • Proudly display your CDCES credential with CDCES-branded merchandise.
  • The Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) designation is now the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). Let’s show people with or at risk for diabetes and the healthcare community who the new CDCESs are!

  • Become Certified

    CDCESs educate and support people affected by diabetes. Earn the most recognized credential in diabetes care and education.

  • CBDCE Shop

    Purchase lapel pins, retractable ID/badge holders, zippered tote bags, glass water bottles, and beverage tumblers through the Online Shop!

  • About the CDCES

    The CDCES community has never been more essential. Help us spread the word about the credential.

Thinking about Earning the CDCES?

Join over 19,500 health professionals who have validated their expertise and professionalism by earning the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential.
Get started.

Become Certified

CDCESs educate and support people affected by diabetes. Earn the most recognized credential in diabetes care and education.

Show Your CDCES Pride!

Proudly display your CDCES credential with CDCES-branded merchandise.
Start shopping.

CBDCE Shop

Purchase lapel pins, retractable ID/badge holders, zippered tote bags, glass water bottles, and beverage tumblers through the Online Shop!

A New Name for the CDE Credential

The Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) designation is now the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES). Let’s show people with or at risk for diabetes and the healthcare community who the new CDCESs are!
Learn more.

About the CDCES

The CDCES community has never been more essential. Help us spread the word about the credential.

IMPORT​​​ANT NEWS:
Effective April 1, 2021: To address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability of health professionals pursuing the CDCES credential to accrue practice experience in diabetes care and education (DCE), the CBDCE Board of Directors has approved temporary changes to the professional practice requirement relating to DCE for initial certification.  Learn more about what changed in our Pandemic Impact Certification Statement.

Effective May 31, 2021: The application window for the CBDCE new scholarship program established to support health professionals in their journey and diversity in the CDCES certificant pool is now closed. For those who applied, your application will be reviewed in June/July and it is anticipated that scholarship winners will be announced will be announced in July. Learn more.

Join the 19,500+ health professionals who have validated their expertise and skills in diabetes care and education by earning the CDCES credential. 

Certification Renewal

Is your CDCES certification up for renewal in 2021? The online renewal by CE standard window opened July 15, 2021. Sign In to your CDCES portal for details.

Each quarter CBDCE will spotlight a current CDCES to acknowledge and promote the value of being a CDCES. 

Our testing agency, PSI, is focused on the re-opening of its test sites. They will be opened where city, state and county jurisdictions will allow.