Hello everyone, just a FYI that there will be a new digital version of the Essentials coming out in February sometime. ICI medical is still working on their website. They are still working out the price and how long you will have access to the digital version. I’ll post more info here once I receive it. Remember that the Essentials is a great diabetes resources but not necessary for the exam. The most important document is the 2018 Diabetes Canada guidelines.

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Hello everyone, a reminder that the deadline to apply to the CDECB to write the CDE exam is February 1. If you miss the deadline then you will be writing in 2023 not 2022.
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Hello everyone, I’ve had a number of people put friend or colleague in the “Did Anyone Refer You” box of the registration page. For every 5 people a person refers they receive a free package D and I use that box to count how many referrals a person has made. So please put the name and email of the person. If you put friend/colleague into the box I wont know who referred you and that person won’t get credit. I’m a pharmacist not a psychic.
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Do not start Practice Exams 1 and 2 for the next hour or they will be completely blank or the questions will be completely out of order. I am currently updating them. Please wait one hour after this post before starting.

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Hello everyone, there is now a chapter study guide on the 2021 update on Blood Glucose Monitoring in Adults and Children with Diabetes. Later this year I will be creating a video on how to use the Libreview website and setup your own professional/clinic account.

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Hello everyone and Merry Christmas! The Essentials quiz is now complete. The quiz is an interactive version of the quiz you can find at the end of the 5th edition of the Essentials. You do need a copy of the 5th edition of the Essentials to do the quiz.

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You can now login to the system and see your result. Congratulations to those who passed! Its a big achievement! For those who did not pass, its unfortunate but not everyone passes. Remember the deadline for refunds in Dec 31 2021.

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Hello everybody, I have received a lot of emails about the exam results. As far as I know no one has received their results yet. I would expect that they should come out in the next 2 weeks.

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Hello everyone, a couple of updates.

The Oct Q and A session webpage is now public and the October Q and A video presentation with Esmond can be viewed on YouTube.

There is a new update on blood glucose monitoring that can be found here:  http://guidelines.diabetes.ca/cpg/chapter-9-2021-update . Since it came out before the exam is finalized on February 1 2022, the information in the update will likely be on the exam. I will create a new chapter study guide and it should be finished around January.

There will no longer be any extensions from year to year. Too many people are asking for extensions and it is becoming a giant hassle. If the CDECB offers a October exam date then there will be no charge for extension. Otherwise, you will need to pay again.

The video of the Oct Q and A session with Esmond has now been posted.

Good luck to everyone writing the exam!

Esmond