Diabetes Educator
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a patient who made real progress with your help. What made the difference?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that behavior change comes from partnership and follow-up, not lectures.
Are you a CDCES, or working toward it, and what drew you to diabetes education?
What they are checking: Whether their interest and training in diabetes education are real and growing.
What would you do
A patient keeps having high readings but says they're following the plan exactly. How do you approach it?
What they are checking: Whether they dig for barriers like cost, timing or understanding without accusing the patient.
A patient tells you they can't afford their medication. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they connect patients to resources and talk with the prescriber instead of just noting non-adherence.
About the work
You'd see patients at the Naperville and Bolingbrook offices. Walk me through a first visit with someone newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
What they are checking: Whether they assess what the patient knows and lives with before teaching, instead of covering everything at once.
How do you teach carb counting to someone who has never read a food label?
What they are checking: Whether they can make nutrition concepts simple and practical for the person in front of them.
What do you teach a patient who is starting insulin for the first time?
What they are checking: Whether they cover dosing, injection technique and low blood sugar safety clearly.
How do you adjust your teaching for an older adult versus a teenager with type 1?
What they are checking: Whether they tailor education to age and development, which the posting specifically calls out.
What experience do you have with continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps?
What they are checking: Whether their device knowledge is current enough to help patients use today's tools.
How do you share what you learned in a visit with the patient's physician?
What they are checking: Whether they document clearly and suggest changes in a way the care team can act on.
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