DO YOU HAVE A HEALTHCARE QUESTION FOR OUR CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS?

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Please email your questions for our CDE Team to CDE@diabetessisters.org

MEET OUR TEAM OF CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS

Susan Weiner, RD, MS, CDE, CDN is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator and Certified Dietitian/Nutritionist who has a very successful private practice in New York.  Her dual masters degree in “Applied Physiology and Nutrition” has afforded her the opportunity to practice as a nutritionist and exercise physiologist.  Susan is also a:

• * Contributing medical producer at dLife TV

• * Member of dLife’s medical advisory board

• * Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator for the diabetes program for TheBestLife.com, Bob Greene’s health and weight loss website.

You can also access Susan's website at: www.susanweinernutrition.com and e-mail questions for her to susanweiner@diabetessisters.org.

Carol Guarino, MS, RD, CDE, CDN is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator and Certified Dietitian/Nutritionist from New York.  

 As a mother of a child with Type 1 diabetes, Carol is acutely aware of the emotional and physical challenges presented with adolescence and diabetes.  

Professionally, Carol most enjoys her role as an instructor of Healthy Cooking classes for busy and budget conscience families. Please email your questions to Carol at carol@diabetessisters.org.

•  * Consults for the American Diabetes Association reviewing and commenting on books before publication
•  * Consults for the American Institute for Cancer Research
•  * Consults for "Marion's Smart Delights" as a heath adviser
•  * Is the author of three books:
  •  "The Everything Thyroid Diet Book"
  •  "The Disease Prevention Cookbook"
  •  "The Diabetic's Brand Name Food Exchange Handbook"
• * She has helped write sectitons of the American Diabetes Associations: "Gestational Diabetes What to Expect" Book as well as consulted for the "Ultimate Diabetes Meal Planner".  She has worked on many small publications for the American Diabetes Association.
•  * Clara is the contact person for the Gluten Intolerance Group of the Outer Banks
• * She is the former Coordinator of the Diabetes Programs (inpatient and outpatient) for Virginia Hospital Center.

Clara has personal experience with autoimmune diseases and successfully controls autoimmune thyroid disease and celiac disease.  

You can access Clara's website at: http://obxnutrition.com and e-mail any questions for Clara to clara@diabetessisters.org.

***Previous CDE Contributors include: Cindi Goldman-Patin, RN, CDE, Lori Walker, RD, CDE; Rachel Gifford, CDE, Jennifer Stallings, RD, LDN, CDE, CPT; Camille Izlar, MA, RD, LDN, CDE, CPT, Claire Blum, RN, CDE; Beverly S. Adler, PhD, CDE