Improving Blood Sugar in Diabetes: Nutrition Strategies for Better Insulin Sensitivity - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, 8 CE Hours

Approved for 8 CPEUs

CPE Type: 741 Online/Web-Based Course/Enduring Activity

Here's How Simple It Is:

1. Read the material online
2. Complete the quiz online
3. Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn CPE towards your license renewal
   

Course Outcome

≥93% of participants will improve their ability to design targeted nutrition interventions that address the underlying drivers of insulin resistance in their patients.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe how insulin resistance develops in the body, including the role of excess fat buildup in cells, inflammation, and a leaky gut lining.
• Use practical assessment tools beyond standard blood sugar tests to identify and classify what is driving a patient's insulin resistance.
• Select dietary approaches that match the patient's specific insulin resistance pattern, using strategies for that type of presentation.
• Apply practical food-based guidance for fats, fiber, resistant starch, polyphenols, and key nutrients that support better insulin response at realistic daily intake levels.
• Use meal timing, meal structure, eating frequency, and behavior change techniques to help patients sustain dietary improvements over time.
  

Who Should Enroll? 

• Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs): Nutrition professionals working in diabetes care, endocrinology, primary care, or wellness settings who want a deeper mechanistic foundation for insulin sensitivity counseling and a practical clinical framework for translating that science into individualized patient care.
• Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians Registered (NDTRs/DTRs): Dietetics technicians seeking to strengthen their understanding of the dietary drivers of insulin resistance and expand their ability to support evidence-based nutrition care plans for patients managing prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, or metabolic syndrome under the supervision of a registered dietitian.