Identification of generalist registered dietitian nutritionist knowledge gaps in diabetes medical nutrition therapy compared to diabetes-credentialed registered dietitian nutritionists : results of a survey to inform educational opportunities / Kimberly Bisanz, Anna Parker, Cecily Byrne, Sandra A. Parker, Joan Thomas, Juliet Mancino, Rosa K. Hand

As of 2015, the prevalence of undiagnosed and diagnosed diabetes mellitus is 30.3 million in the United States. Estimates indicate there are an additional 84.1 million Americans with prediabetes. Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is considered an essential component of diabetes management, yet there are only 8,107 registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) in the United States with a diabetes credential (7,988 Certified Diabetes Educators, [CDE] and 119 with Board Certification in Advanced Diabetes Management [BC-ADM] (personal communication, J. Johnson, American Association of Diabetes Educators, (July 31, 2017).

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