Managing diabetes requires regular doctor visits that include standard monitoring of various diabetic factors. Following are guidelines for your diabetes care — like when to see your doctor, what should happen at each visit, when to have lab tests done, and how often to self-monitor blood glucose.
Consistent diabetes management is key; if test results show any change from your history, then you and your doctor can address them before any problem worsens.
Frequency of visits:
Daily if starting insulin
Weekly for oral drugs
Monthly if not stable
Quarterly if stable
History at each visit:
Frequency of hypoglycemia
Results of blood glucose self-monitoring
Changes in treatment
Symptoms of complications
Psychosocial issues
New medications
Physical at each visit:
Blood pressure
Weight
Foot exam if neuropathy is present
Physical at least annually:
Dilated eye exam by eye doctor
Filament test for foot sensation
Lab tests:
Hemoglobin A1c every three months
Fasting lipid profile yearly
Microalbumin measurement yearly if urine protein negative
Frequency of blood glucose self-monitoring:
Before meals and bedtime for person with type 1 diabetes
Before breakfast and supper for person with type 2 diabetes
Once daily for person with stable diabetes
Before and one hour after meals for pregnant woman with type 1 diabetes or gestational diabetes
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