Pick your questions
Check the ones that fit you. You don't need to ask them all.
Visit sheet
Questions to ask your care team
It's hard to know what to ask when you're first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. This two-page sheet gives you questions to ask, a list of what to bring, and a notes page to fill in at your visit.
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How to use it
Write your top 3
Choose the few questions that matter to you most.
Take notes
Use page two to write down what you hear, so you can remember it later.
What's on the sheet
Bring with you
- Your medications, vitamins, and supplements
- Your latest A1C and lab results
- Blood sugar or CGM readings
- Your insurance card and photo ID
- A pen and paper, or your phone
Questions to ask
- Your diagnosis
- Food
- Movement
- Medication
- Testing
- Long-term health
- My plan
My visit notes
- What I learned
- Changes to my medication
- My next steps
- Questions I still have
- Next visit and who to call
Adapted from Appendix A of Answering the Wake-Up Call by John Schaak, a guide to living with Type 2 diabetes written by a patient.
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