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:
- The Goofus and Gallant of Diabetes (January 15, 2021 - A1c, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar Control, CGM, Cholesterol, Diabetes Management, Medications, Type 1, Type 2)
- How Do You Keep Your CGM In Place and Keep It from Irritating Your Skin? (January 14, 2021 - CGM, Dexcom, Freestyle Libre, Type 1, Type 2, What's Up Doc)
- Glucagon Saved Our Butts: Dr E. & Dr. P. Share Their Personal Scares (November 17, 2020 - A Dose of Dr. E, Glucagon, Hypoglycemia, Video)
- Should Everyone with Diabetes Be on a Statin? (November 11, 2020 - Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Prevention, Medications, Statins, What's Up Doc)
- A Dose of Dr. E: A Peek and a Poke Inside My Eye Appointment (October 19, 2020 - A Dose of Dr. E, Eye Health, Video)
- Dawn Phenomenon: How to Identify and Manage It (October 15, 2020 - Basal Insulin in Type 1, Blood Sugar Control, Dawn Phenomenon, Pumps)
- Cardiovascular Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors & GLP-1 RAs (October 13, 2020 - GLP-1 RA, SGLT2, Type 2, What's Up Doc)
- Inhaled Insulin: If You’re Too High, Take a Hit of This! (September 14, 2020 - A Dose of Dr. E, Inhaled Insulin, Insulin, Video)
- Time in Range Tacos – Not Just for Tuesdays! (September 10, 2020 - Dr. E's Recipes, Entrees, Recipes)
- How Often Should You Change the Infusion Set on Your Insulin Pump? (September 10, 2020 - Pumps, What's Up Doc)
