The more you know, the more you can help yourself.
Learn as much as possible about prediabetes and diabetes, because the more you know, the more you can help yourself.
Understanding your condition and how to make the best possible management will allow you to feel more confident and to see solutions where you could only see concern.
Diabetes is a chronic disease, which means “it is for life”. And while it is possible to live normally, the truth is that the initial management of everything that comes with living with diabetes may not be easy. And there’s a lot to learn.
First, allow yourself time to absorb everything that is happening to you and how you feel about it. Write a list of questions. Read and educate yourself on the subject. Know the disease you have.
If you have been diagnosed with prediabetes, an intermediate state between a healthy phase and T2DM, you should also be informed about everything related to this condition. Because knowledge is power!
The fact that prediabetes can be reversible does not mean that you will wait for it to pass, it means that you will have to make changes in your lifestyle in order to delay and even prevent the development of diabetes.
So don’t settle or be ashamed.
Ask your doctor about anything you don’t understand and see if there are diabetes education classes at your nearest health center.
Trusting your healthcare team and asking all the questions you can think of will clear up any doubts and direct you to reliable sources of information.
To make the most of your appointment and help your doctor provide you with the best care for your diabetes, here are a few tips:
It’s very important to follow the doctor or other healthcare professional recommendations, with an adequate follow-up, both in terms of treatment, consultations and similar to the lifestyle!
Also, review your blood glucose levels and other diabetes care records, and review test results such as HbA1c and discuss changes in your health status. This will help determine what changes will be needed in your treatment plan!
