About: Steve Edelman, MD
Profile:
Dr. Edelman is the founder and director of Taking Control Of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System of San Diego. He is also the director of the Diabetes Care Clinic at the VA Medical Center. Dr. Edelman, who has type 1 diabetes himself, has written more than 200 articles, five books, and has won numerous awards for teaching and humanitarianism. He has been chosen by the medical students at UCSD as the ‘teacher of the year’ numerous times. Among his many honors, Dr. Edelman has received the ‘Diabetes Educator Of The Year’ award by the American Diabetes Association, the ‘Distinction in Endocrinology’ award by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and named ‘Top 1% of U.S. Endocrinologists’ by US News and World Report.
Posts by Steve Edelman, MD:
- Do GLP-1s and SGLT2s Affect Insulin Use, and Do They Cause Hypoglycemia? (August 11, 2021 - GLP-1 RA, Hypoglycemia, SGLT-2 Inhibitors, What's Up Doc)
- What to Ask Your Pharmacist When Starting a New Medication (July 13, 2021 - Medications, What's Up Doc)
- How to Improve Your Time in Range Solely by Adjusting Your Alerts and Alarms! (June 15, 2021 - CGM, CGM Alerts, Time in Range, What's Up Doc)
- The Pros and Cons of Being a Research Subject: It’s Not Guinea Pig Stuff Anymore! (June 4, 2021 - Research Study)
- How Do I Know How Much Insulin I Need with Each Meal? (May 14, 2021 - Carb Counting, CGM, Diet & Nutrition, Fast-Acting Insulin, Insulin, Multiple Daily Injections, What's Up Doc)
- Which Is Better…a Lab A1c Test or the Estimated A1c (GMI) from a CGM? (April 6, 2021 - A1c, CGM, Dexcom, Medtronic, What's Up Doc)
- What to Do If You Have Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccine (March 12, 2021 - Coronavirus/COVID-19, DKA, Sickness, What's Up Doc)
- Dexcom G7: Get Ready for the Next Gen (March 10, 2021 - CGM, Dexcom, Type 1, Type 2)
- Carbs vs. Calories: Don’t Be Out to Lunch! (February 17, 2021 - A Dose of Dr. E, Carb Counting, Diabetes Management, Diet & Nutrition, Video, Weight Loss)
- Treating a Low: When to Consume Sugar & When to Use Glucagon (February 11, 2021 - Glucagon, Hypoglycemia, What's Up Doc)
