Dr. Eden Miller received her medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, now known as A.T. Still University – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in Kirksville, Missouri in 1997. She then returned to the Northwest, where she completed her residency in Family Practice at East Moreland Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Miller is the founder of Diabetes Nation, a nonprofit organization. She is the CEO of Diabetes and Obesity Care LLC, where she practices with her husband Dr. Kevin Miller in Bend. Oregon. She recently completed her certification in Obesity management. She recently completed her certification in Obesity management. Dr. Miller is board-certified in Family Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine.
Dr. Miller has cultivated a special interest in diabetes, after contracting type-1 diabetes while in medical school. Out of that personal experience, her practice has extended into a subspecialty in diabetes care. An impassioned speaker, Dr. Miller has given over 1250 lectures in the field of Diabetes to health care providers and patients alike, on subjects such as Diabetes Management, CGM Technology, Insulin Pump Therapy, Obesity and Metabolism intervention, Clinical Research, and Healthcare Policy. Her adage for care is that she “only succeeds as a provider if she turns patients into experts on their own disease”. Dr. Miller believes that a “physiologic patient individualized approach to diabetes intervention is crucial to success. She feels if our nation is to triumph over the ravages of diabetes, a collaborative effort; unhindered by fear of personal scrutiny, and barriers for effective treatment need to be removed”. For her, Diabetes and Obesity Care provides the foundational model to impact the people that represent this disease and begin the process of restoring hope back to their lives.
Dr. Miller’s interests include anything related to diabetes, snowboarding, wakeboarding, hiking, gardening, hip hop, and family time.