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CDCES Certification
The CDCES credential recognizes health professionals with specialized expertise in diabetes prevention, prediabetes, and diabetes management.
Within their role, CDCES professionals educate, support, and advocate for people living with diabetes. They help individuals navigate every stage of their journey and improve overall health outcomes.
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BC-ADM Certification
The BC-ADM® certification is designed for advanced practitioners who manage complex patient needs and deliver high-level diabetes and cardiometabolic care.
Within their scope of practice and licensure, professionals with this credential may adjust or prescribe medications, treat and monitor complications and comorbidities, and support lifestyle and psychosocial needs. They apply clinical expertise to guide patients through complex care decisions.
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CDCES Scholarships
The 2026 CDCES Scholarship Program is open to applicants through May 15. The program supports professionals on their path to certification while advancing diversity within the CDCES community.
CDCES Certification Renewal
The 2026 Renewal by CE application opens July 15. Submit your application online through your 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.