Connie exemplifies the caring and compassion of The DAISY Award, with the personalized education she provides her patients and families. She is always looking for innovative ways to meet the patient's needs. Connie's 20+ years of commitment to the Kettering Health Network mission and her dedication to the KH/SH Diabetes Education to help patients succeed in their control of diabetes is exceptional. She has a positive attitude, high energy, and is extremely caring. This comment from a patient says it all: "She may have saved my life". Connie knows that an understanding of diabetes management begins with education. The more patients know about it, the more they can make better choices.
Connie has also improved patient care and safety by championing an insulin pump protocol. Connie is a person of integrity, a role model of compassion, not only for patients but for her co-workers as well. She has been a role model to numerous nurses and students throughout her career as a diabetes educator.