The Diabetes Educator's Role in Managing Eating Disorders and Diabetes
- Patti Urbanski, MEd, RD, LD, CDE,
- Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri, PhD,
- Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDE and
- Dawn Taylor, PsyD, LP
Abstract
In Brief
Registered dietitians and nurses who specialize in diabetes education are often in the position of identifying patients at risk for an eating disorder or those who have an undiagnosed eating disorder. Diabetes educators will find it helpful to establish relationships and communication with eating disorder specialists in their area to prepare a plan for caring for these individuals.
Footnotes
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Patti Urbanski, MEd, RD, LD, CDE, is a clinical dietitian and diabetes educator at the Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program in Duluth, Minn. Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri, PhD, is a psychologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center, Behavioral and Mental Health Unit, in Boston, Mass. Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDE, is a research scientist at the International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet in Minneapolis, Minn. Dawn Taylor, PsyD, LP, is a psychologist at the Melrose Institute at Park Nicollet in Minneapolis, Minn.
- American Diabetes Association(R) Inc., 2009
