Ernestine "Grace" Gonzales RD, LD, CDE

As a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and Registered Dietitian (RD) Grace worked in various environments: hospital, outpatient diabetes clinics, physician clinics (Humana Health Plans) and community outreach business organizations with Community First Health Plans.

As a business partner of a Diabetes Education and Training Center (Alamo Diabetes Team),Grace worked as a principle instructor, as well as, directed and contributed to the business achieving three American Diabetes Association (ADA) Recognition Programs. Grace has been a speaker offering continued education credits at national and local professional organizations: AADE Alamo Association of Diabetes Educators chapter; American Dietetic Association chapter; American Association of Diabetes Educators; and the American Dietetic Association and newly San Antonio, Texas formed Diabetes Chapter – South Texas Diabetes Educators United.

Grace Gonzales served as past president and legislative liaison to the Alamo Association of Diabetes Educators.

With recent re-organization of Alamo Diabetes Team LLP, Grace is now doing personal individual Medical Nutrition Therapy and Diabetes Self-Management Training.

Grace Gonzales also offers her services to organizations who want to provide Diabetes Self-Management Training Programs to employees and their family members.

Grace Gonzales promotes Alamo Diabetes Team, L.L. P’s main goal and mission:

The education and empowerment of people with diabetes to utilize their self- management skills to live healthy lives and prevent complications, and the promotion of lifestyle management for the prevention of diabetes.

Certifications	National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators American Dietetic Association Texas State Board of Examiners
Professional Memberships	American Association of Diabetes Educators American Dietetic Association Alamo Association of Diabetes Educators American Dietetic Association Diabetes Care, Education Practice Group
Education	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX B. S. in Foods and Nutrition, 1973 Completed Dietetic Internship Program Henry Ford Hospital, 1974 Detroit, MI