General Program Updates

ADA
The American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Recommendations for 2012 are now available.  
Click here to view the document. 

CDC Clinical Reminder:  Insulin Pens Must Never Be Used for More than One Person
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has become increasingly aware of reports of improper use of insulin pens, which places individuals at risk of infection with pathogens including hepatitis viruses and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). On January 10, 2012 the CDC issued a notice to serve as a reminder that insulin pens must never be used on more than one person.  Learn more. 

Best Insulin Injection Technique: Teaching the Long and the Short of It 
The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) is offering this archived webcast at no cost (free). The webcast reexamines prevailing assumptions about the effects of factors such as needle length on insulin delivery by describing evidence-based injection techniques and education strategies that maximize medication effect in different patient populations. Upon successful completion, AADE is providing free 1.5 hours of CE credit to RNs.     
Access the Webcast
expires 02/2013
 
2010 Edition of Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
02/15/11
Now available to download and order from the NDEP website! The Guide contains user-friendly tools, copier-ready emergency care plans, a sample IHP, diabetes primer and glossary, and a review of school responsibilities under federal laws.
Access the Guide
  
The CDC has released the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet
Go to the fact sheet
 
Abbott Glucose Test Strips: Recall - False Low Blood Glucose Results
(recall released 12/22/2010)
FDA and Abbott Diabetes Care have recalled 359 different lots of glucose test strips marketed under the following brand names: Precision Xceed Pro, Precision Xtra, Medisense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima. Test strips with lot numbers that have been recalled may give falsely low blood glucose results. For more information click here .  
 
Use of Fingerstick Devices on More than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
08/26/2010
Read more of this CDC information from the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP). 
 
Accusure Insulin Syringes (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals) - Recall
10/27/09
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a nationwide recall of Accusure Insulin Syringes. All syringes, regardless of lot number, are subject to this recall. For more information, click here . 
 
NDEP Announces the Arrival of New Tip Sheets for Teens with Diabetes Series
01/09/08
NDEP is introducing a new series of teen tip sheets designed for youth ages 11 to 17 to help them manage their disease and reduce their risk for complications.  This series provides useful information about diabetes and encourages teens to take action to manage their disease for a long and healthy life.  For more information on the tip sheets, click here.