Although the majority of people who become nurses do so because they like providing direct care to their patients, others prefer a more indirect route–the area of patient education.  A career as a certified diabetes educator, or CDE, allows you to do just that.

With obesity a growing epidemic in the west, more people than ever are suffering from type II diabetes.  To help deal with this epidemic, more nurse-educators are needed. A certified diabetes educator takes part in a career that is increasingly in demand.  Plus, you have something of a choice: You can decide whether to work in a hospital setting, for a private physician, or with a public health department. (more…)