Living Well with Diabetes

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Living Well with Diabetes
The LDL Cholesterol Test
Dilated Eye Exam
Microalbumin Test
Blood Pressure Test
A1c test

• Taking charge of your diabetes

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Living Well with Diabetes

• In our first session, On the road to living well
  with diabetes , we talked about 5 tests, that
  help you know how well your diabetes is doing.
• The five important diabetes tests are
• A1c
• Blood Pressure check
• Microalbumin test
• LDL cholesterol test
• Eye exam
• In Living Well with Diabetes we will talk more
  about the action steps you can take, to be more
  in charge of your diabetes.

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5 Diabetes Tests

• Every 3 to 4 months
• A1c Test

• At least once a year
• Blood Pressure check
• Microalbumin test
• LDL cholesterol test
• Eye exam

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5 Diabetes Tests

• At least once a year
• 2. High blood pressure can cause a lot of
  damage to the body, without us even feeling it.
  The blood pressure check is the only way to know
  if your blood pressure is too high.
• 3. LDL Cholesterol test lets you know how well
  your heart and arteries are working. Keeping your
  LDL Cholesterol at a healthy level can help lower
  your risk of heart problems.
• 4. The Microalbumin test lets you know how well
  your kidneys are working.
• 5. The eye exam shows changes in your eyes that
  can cause vision loss if not treated.

• Look at your On the Road
• Booklet, (page 14) from the first
• class. Have you had a chance to
• get any of the five tests done?
• Every 3 4 months
• 1. The A1c test is considered the most useful
  diabetes test. The A1c number gives an average
  of your blood sugar over the past 3 months.

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Action Steps
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Action Steps

• In the On The Road session we talked about some
  of the actions you could take if your test result
  were above the usual goals.
• The action steps were the same for most all of
  the tests
• Work out a meal plan that works for you.
• Be more active.
• If you weigh too much, try to lose some pounds.
• If you Smoke, make a plan to stop!
• Talk to your health care provider about
  medication to best manage your diabetes and
  health.
• In the Living Well with Diabetes classes we are
  going to talk more about what you can do to plan
  healthy meals and become more active. These are
  two important action steps you can take to feel
  more in charge of your diabetes, while living
  well.
• We are not able to give individualized diabetes
  management and this is not intended to replace
  diabetes education from a qualified health care
  professional. You will still want to work with
  your health care provider to get all of your
  tests and make sure you are balancing your food,
  activity and medicines to best manage your
  individual needs.