Diabetes & Behavioral Health

A recent CDC study found that young people with diabetes were twice as likely to have mental, behavioral, or developmental disorders compared to young people without diabetes. These findings show that including mental and behavioral health support in diabetes care could help young people with diabetes.

Behavioral Health in Diabetes Care

The American Diabetes Association offers a FREE self-paced continuing education program for diabetes care team members. Earn up to 5.25 continuing education credits and help people with diabetes overcome behavioral health challenges!

Click here for more information >>>

Diabetes Discoveries

The NIDDK publishes a Diabetes Discoveries & Practice Blog for health professionals. Recent posts include:

• How Can Health Care Professionals Help Prevent and Treat Diabetic Neuropathy
• How Different Type 2 Diabetes Medications Perform in Combination with Metformin

The Canadian Journal of Diabetes recently published a special article discussing remission of Type 2 Diabetes. The publication includes the definition of Type 2 Diabetes remission, a synthesis of current evidence, and treatment guidelines.

Click here for the article >>>

Special & Vulnerable Populations

The National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs) will provide a four-part learning series to increase foundational knowledge of effective strategies to prevent, treat, and manage diabetes among special and medically underserved populations.

Participants will explore diabetes management in relation to the following topics:

1) Social determinants of health (SDOH) and structural barriers

2) intersectional identities of health center workforce and patients

3) emergency preparedness; and 4) environmental impacts on access to care.

The series runs from December 6 through December 15.

Click here for more information & registration >>>

ADA Clinical Update Conference

The American Diabetes Association's 2023 Clinical Update Conference will take place February 10-12, 2023. All sessions will include practical clinical guidance on the latest evidence and newest clinical practice recommendations. This conference is designed for all health care professionals who provide clinical care and education for people with diabetes. Participants may attend virtually or in person in Tampa, FL.

Click here for more conference information >>>



Interested in attending?

TPCA will cover the conference registration costs for CHC staff on a first-come first-served basis. A partial travel reimbursement is available to staff who attend the conference in person.

Please contact Tiffany Priest for more information.

Educating Recently Diagnosed Patients

The NIDDK provides a patient education video on diabetes, preventing complications, and working with the healthcare team.

• Click here to view the video in Spanish
• Click here to view the video in English

The CDC provides nutrition education for managing diabetes. The website can be viewed in Spanish or English.

Patient Financial Assistance

The following websites provide information on patient financial assistance in paying for diabetes medications and supplies:

• ADA's InsulinHelp.org
• NIDDK's Financial Health for Diabetes Care

Interested in developing your clinic’s diabetes services?

Consider starting a program for diabetes prevention or self-management!

The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is an evidence-based lifestyle change program for preventing type 2 diabetes in people at risk of developing the disease.

Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) is an evidence-based program that empowers people with diabetes to improve their health behaviors and outcomes. DSMES program standards were updated in 2022.

Learn more from the Tennessee Department of Health >>>

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For a limited time, TPCA can assist with the financial costs of DPP and DSMES program accreditation/recognition. Contact Tiffany Priest for more information.

Prior Authorization Reform in TN

As Tennessee Medical Association works to advance prior authorization reform in Tennessee, we need data from all medical practices and specialties to compile baseline statistics illustrating how the current overuse of prior authorization is contributing to increased costs and delayed care for patients.

Please take 3-5 minutes to complete this survey.

You will be asked questions about your practice size, methods for submitting prior authorization, approval and denial rates, and your overall perceptions about the PA process. Data gathered in this survey will be used to form TMA’s policy resources and educate members of the general assembly.

Please respond by December 1, 2022.

Prior Authorization Member Survey >>> 

Curated SDOH Training Materials

HRSA has released a new curated packet of training and TA materials for health centers funded under the Health Care for the Homeless Program (Section 330(h) of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 254b)). This resource will support health centers in developing processes for social risk factor data collection and use to improve patient-centered health care delivery. Resources are all developed by HRSA-funded NTTAPs. They are organized by format—for example, recorded sessions, publications, and combined resource types.