Gretchen Zimmerman, RD, CDCES
Vida Health, San Francisco, California

Gretchen Zimmermann, RD, CDCES, is a registered dietitian, certified diabetes care and education specialist, and Director of Clinical Dietetics at Vida Health, based in Denver, Colorado. Gretchen has over a decade of clinical dietetics experience specializing in gastrointestinal and autoimmune conditions and diabetes management. In her current role at Vida Health, she leads a nationwide team of registered dietitians and diabetes experts in delivering best-in-class patient care through a virtual care platform. 
Gretchen is especially interested in the intersection of physical health and mental health, particularly related to patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. She has written and published on various topics, including how diabetes digital health interventions can improve glycemic control and address the myriad barriers that people living with diabetes face. 

Published work: Zimmermann, G., Venkatesan, A., Rawlings, K., and Scahill, M., 2021. Improved Glycemic Control With a Digital Health Intervention in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Study. JMIR Diabetes, 6(2), p.e28033.