Your Health Care Team
Because type 2 diabetes is associated with different risk factors, symptoms and complications, successful diabetes management requires a team approach with health care professionals. Preparing for your doctor’s visit beforehand can help you to get the most out of your appointment.
- dLife provides a guide to building a diabetes health care support team and offers a list of questions to bring to your appointment
- The American Diabetes Association offers a list of the medical specialists that might play a role in your diabetes health care team
- The American Heart Association provides suggestions on how to prepare for your doctor’s visit, as well as a video in which Dr. Daniel W. Jones, past president of the American Heart Association, discusses how to work successfully with your team of caregivers and health care professionals
