Extreme Diabetes Makeover - About the Show

Extreme Diabetes Makeover (XDM) is our groundbreaking online reality-based series that is showing the non-diabetic world what it is really like to live with diabetes, and is a comforting eye-opener for the millions of people who are living with diabetes and seeing that they really aren’t alone.

XDM is available for viewing on TCOYD.org, with new episodes, bios and tips being added weekly. It is also showing on RealAge.com, a top-of-the-line consumer health website. XDM follows seven people with diabetes, two with type 1 and five with type 2, who worked with a “Dream Team” of diabetes professionals, assisting them in their journey to take control of their diabetes and change their habits. Spend a few minutes getting to know Celeste, Chet, Daron, David, Liz, Renee and Tim. We think you will love them, just like our TCOYD Team does!

The participants are a diverse group: 5 type 2’s and 2 type 1’s.

Celeste Kelley Type 2 68 years old	Chet Carney Type 2 53 years old	Daron Howard Type 2 38 years old	David Lim Type 1 22 years old
Liz Van Voorhis Type 1 30 years old	Renee Stanton Type 2 55 years old	Tim Smith Type 2 62 years old

Led by Dr. Steven Edelman, the founder and director of Taking Control Of Your Diabetes®, and an endocrinologist who specializes in the treatment of diabetes, the dream team also includes a clinical psychologist, a diabetes nurse educator, a dietitian and an exercise physiologist. It’s worth pointing out that 3 of the 5 dream team members also have diabetes.

This is our ‘Dream Team’ of diabetes specialists:

Steven Edelman, MD Endocrinologist Living with type one diabetes for 40 years Founder and Director, Taking Control Of Your Diabetes® Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Director, Diabetes Care Clinic, VA

Bill Polonsky, PhD, CDE Clinical Psychologist Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Behavioral Diabetes Institute Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego

Angela Norton, RN, CDE Registered Nurse, Certified Diabetes Educator Living well with type 1 diabetes for 30 years Diabetes Case Manager, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Janice Baker, MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified Nutrition Support Clinician Private Practice specializing in weight management, diabetes education, cardiac risk reduction and eating disorders

Larry Verity, PhD, FACSM ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist Living well with type 1 diabetes for 35 years Professor of Exercise Physiology, School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University

The entire group agreed to share their experiences by being filmed throughout this process. These are their stories.