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The reason it’s so important for a person
to prepare for the encounter with the healthcare

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team is because this is going to be where
the person gets the information that they

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need to help solve the problems that they
may have been having in the management of

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their diabetes.

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Because you need to know what to do for yourself
as an expectation between this visit and the

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next one you make.

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The kinds of things that a patient ought to
be sure to bring with them when they come

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for a visit, one is to make sure that they
have carefully outlined any recent problems

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that they’ve had… things that they’re
concerned about, so that those will get attention

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during that visit.

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They must get clarification about what things
they need to do better, and how could they

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do those things better to improve that aspect
of management.

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They should bring the results of their glucose
monitorings over a period of time, their log

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books or their meters that need to be downloaded.

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They should have a list of all of their medications--what
they are, how often they are taking them--

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including non-prescription medications.

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Sharing information between the patient and
the healthcare team is really critical because,

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the patient really has to feel that they trust
the healthcare team, that they can be open,

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they can be honest about anything that they
have concerns about.

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I encourage patients to write down their questions,
to take those with them to the visit, make

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sure that all of the issues get vetted, and
then to write down the responses.

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You don’t need permission to ask questions
about your health. You don’t need permission

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to write notes on responses that are given
to you about your health.

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You are really, ultimately, the person in
charge of managing your diabetes. You are

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getting advice from a team that you have engaged
to help you with that, and you have to make

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sure that that team functions in a way that’s
going to maximally benefit you and the outcomes

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that you deserve.

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You can get more information about managing
and preventing diabetes by visiting YourDiabetesInfo.org.

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I’m Dr. Gavin and your health care team
can help you manage your diabetes.