Your healthcare provider wants to provide you with all the information you need to manage your diabetes. Because your health care provider works with diabetes every day they may not remember to tell you absolutely everything you may want to know. Be sure to ask any question that is on your mind. Remember, your healthcare provider is on your team!
Some things you may want to ask your doctor, nurse or diabetes educator: [click here for printer friendly version]
- What should my blood glucose targets be? You should have a target for fasting and after meals.
- What is the meaning of HbA1c?
- What is my HbA1c now? What should my HbA1c target be?
- What are my blood lipid numbers (such as cholesterol, HDL, LDL)? What should my target for each of these numbers be?
- Am I at a good body weight?
- What do each of my medications do?
- When should I take my medication?
- What should I do if I forget to take my medication?
- How will I know if my blood sugar goes to high (hyperglycemia)? What should I do when this happens?
- How will I know if my blood sugar goes to low (hypoglycemia)? What should I do when this happens?
- What should I do when I am sick and can not eat anything or don't feel like eating anything?
- How do I know what to eat when I am away from home (eating out)?
- Am I doing everything I should to manage my diabetes?