Biography

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism University of California, San Diego, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center San Diego, California Founder and Director, Taking Control of Your Diabetes San Diego, California Dr. Steve Edelman is not only a physician specializing in diabetes, he has also lived with type 1 diabetes for over 50 years, having been diagnosed at the age of 15. Based on his belief that the people living with diabetes should be the most knowledgeable about their condition, he founded Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a 501(c)(3) organization, in 1995. Along with being the founder and director of TCOYD, Dr. Edelman is also a professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of California, San Diego, and the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System of San Diego. Throughout his career, Dr. Edelman has published over 220 articles and 5 books. Dr. Edelman was the valedictorian of his medical school graduating class at the University of California, Davis, and has won numerous awards for teaching and humanitarianism, including the “Diabetes Educator of the Year” award by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the “Distinction in Endocrinology” award by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), and most recently, Dr. Edelman was awarded the “2021 Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). Of all of his accomplishments, he is most proud of his 2 daughters, Talia and Carina.

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