TEDxDelMar 2011 - Steven Edelman, M.D. - Extreme Diabetes Makeover

Our theme for TEDxDelMar 2011 was "A Search For A Cure". In this talk, Dr. Steven Edelman gives us his talk entitled "Extreme Diabetes Makeover".

Dr. Steven Edelman is a professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System of San Diego and the director of the Diabetes Care Clinic, VA Medical Center. He achieved high honors during his undergraduate studies at the University of California at Los Angeles and was the valedictorian of his medical school class at the University of California Davis Medical School. Dr. Edelman received his internal medicine training at the University of California Los Angeles, and completed his clinical endocrinology fellowship training at the Joslin and Lahey Clinics in Boston, Mass. as well as a research fellowship at UCSD.

Dr. Edelman has strong interests in education and patient advocacy. He is the founder and director of Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a not-for-profit organization with the goal of teaching and motivating patients in diabetes self-care. Since 1995, TCOYD has reached hundreds of thousands of people living with diabetes through a variety of education portals including national conferences, publications, television, and community programs. Dr. Edelman's has written more than 200 articles and five books. He has won numerous awards for teaching and humanitarianism and was recognized by San Diego Magazine as a Top Doctor eight of the last nine years, an honor only achieved by a handful of physicians. He was chosen as the teacher of the year amongst the over 400 faculty members at UCSD numerous times. He was awarded the Diabetes Educator of the year by the American Diabetes Association in 2009, the Distinction in Endocrinology award by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists in 2011 and recently named in US News and World Report amongst the top 1% of endocrinologists in the US. Of all his accomplishments, Dr. Edelman is most proud of his compassionate, smart and successful daughters, Talia and Carina.

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[neatoketo]

Good talk! But, although there isn't a miracle diet, a low carb diet makes diabetes much easier to manage. I wish he had expressed that more. The lower the carb intake, the less insulin is required to inject. The less insulin, the less of the problems associated with high insulin levels, and the less chance of having your blood sugar go too low.

[beaniegreen]

the 'magic diet' is low to no carb diet; and eating small amounts.

[adolpherasmus]

wow. another MD that has no idea how important it is to lower carbs in the diet, although he clearly knows sugar ain't the best (+ he has type 1). nobody with type 1 needs 6 specialists to help gain BG control, really silly impractical idea. Get carbs below 25g a day and push up fats from natural sources. you will be amazed