Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD)

Taking Control of Your Diabetes is a nonprofit founded in 1995 by Dr. Steven Edelman, an endocrinologist who lives with type 1 diabetes, together with the registered nurse Sandra Bourdette. It held its first conference that year at the San Diego Convention Center. Its stated method is edutainment: conferences and retreats anchored by the TCOYD ONE event, a podcast, live webinars, and a continuing medical education program for clinicians. The organization says it reaches around 10 million people a year. Dr. Jeremy Pettus directs its dedicated Type 1 Track and its education program for clinicians. TCOYD serves everyone with diabetes rather than type 1 alone, and it runs sessions built specifically for people with type 2.

Location

San Diego, California, U.S.