Carbs Don't Lie: Clinical Carbohydrate Counting from Basics to Advanced Practice in Diabetes - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, 8 CE Hours
Carbs Don't Lie: Clinical Carbohydrate Counting from Basics to Advanced Practice in Diabetes - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, 8 CE Hours
- Approved for CE: Yes
- Self-Paced Reading Format
- Quiz & Certificate Included
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Approved for 8 CPEUs
CPE Type: 741 Online/Web-Based Course/Enduring Activity
Here's How Simple It Is:
- Read the material online
- Complete the quiz online
- Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn CPE towards your license renewal
Course Outcome
≥93% of participants will strengthen their clinical carbohydrate counting skills and their ability to apply them across diverse patient populations in diabetes nutrition practice.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, the participant will be able to:
- Explain why carbohydrates are the primary driver of postprandial blood glucose and use this understanding to guide patient education in diabetes nutrition therapy.
- Identify carbohydrate-containing foods across all major food groups, including hidden and underestimated sources, and skillfully read nutrition labels.
- Estimate carbohydrate content in unlabeled foods including restaurant meals, home-cooked dishes, and culturally specific preparations.
- Design individualized carbohydrate meal plans using flexible frameworks matched to the patient's diabetes type, medication regimen, and clinical goals.
- Adapt carbohydrate counting tools for pediatric patients, women with gestational diabetes, older adults, and athletes managing glucose alongside physical performance.
Who Should Enroll?
- Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs): Nutrition professionals providing medical nutrition therapy for patients with Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, or prediabetes who want to deepen their carbohydrate counting skills from foundational concepts through advanced insulin management applications.
- Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered (NDTRs/DTRs): Dietetics technicians working in clinical, community, or outpatient settings who support diabetes nutrition education and meal planning and want to strengthen their carbohydrate counting knowledge and patient counseling skills.
CDR Learning Plan Alignment
CDR Learning Plan Alignment
Activity Number: CDR: 194543, ANFP: 170268
CDR Spheres Supported: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Education and Counseling, and Clinical Care
Performance Indicators Covered: 5.2.6, 9.1.2, 9.1.4, 9.2.2, 10.1.3, 10.4.5, 10.4.6, 11.2.9, 11.3.2, and 11.3.6
If this course supports your practice but doesn’t match your current Learning Plan, you may revise your plan at any time through the CDR portal.
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