Steven V. Edelman, MD, is founder and director of Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD), a national nonprofit organization that promoted education, motivation, and self-advocacy for people with diabetes and their loved ones. He is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and author of Taking Control of Your Diabetes and Diagnosis and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in addition to over 150 articles. He has had diabetes for over 34 years.