Ian Blumer MD, FRCPC

Dr. Ian Blumer is an endocrinologist in Toronto, Canada. He is the founding medical advisor to the Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre and a lecturer at the University of Toronto. Dr. Blumer was Chair and lead author of the Endocrine Society Diabetes & Pregnancy Clinical Practice Guideline.

Dr. Blumer has been awarded Diabetes Canada's highest clinical honor, the Gerald Wong Award. Dr. Blumer has also received awards in India in honor of his work in the field of diabetes: The 2017 Professor Mohan Viswanathan Gold Medal Oration Award and the 2022 Dr. Rema Mohan Gold Medal Oration Award. Dr. Blumer is very proud to have received an Honorary Diabetes Degree, conferred by Dr. Steven Edelman's Taking Control of Your Diabetes, granted to an individual who does not have diabetes, but who really understands what it is like to live with the condition.

In addition to his scientific publications, Dr. Blumer has authored 9 books including works on diabetes, cooking with diabetes, prescription drug therapy, celiac disease, and doctor-patient relationships. He is also a novelist, having written the book Unto the Breach, written under the pen name of Sidney Gale. Dr. Blumer's books have been translated into French, Spanish, and Chinese.