(D06) Building Immunity to Diabetes Misinformation
Sunday, August 9, 2026
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM ET
CE: .75 CE
Misinformation about diabetes is widespread online, influencing how people understand their disease, evaluate treatment options, and make day-to-day self-management decisions. These false or misleading claims can undermine evidence-based guidance and create confusion, leaving clinicians and the DCES to confront strongly held misbeliefs that are difficult to correct. This session will unpack how diabetes misinformation spreads, why it resonates with clients, and the impact it has on self-care. Attendees will learn an evidence-based communication approach, inoculation messaging, that proactively strengthens clients' resistance to misinformation. Practical, clinic-ready strategies will be shared to help clinicians and DCESs integrate inoculation messages into routine outpatient care. This session will be collaborative and may include interactive elements.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Describe the nature, form, and spread of online diabetes misinformation and the implications for patient education and self-management.
Explain the theoretical foundations of inoculation theory and summarize the evidence supporting it's use as a misinformation prevention framework.
identify opportunities and apply actionable strategies to integrate inoculation messages into routine diabetes education and clinical communication.
Disclosure(s):
Kiera N. Jones, BSN, RN, CDCES: No financial relationships to disclose
