List factors that are important for working with the diabetic patient when determining their needs, tailoring a management plan, patient education and counseling, and monitoring progress over time

Answer 1

In diabetes, the following are important for determining the individual's needs, tailoring a diabetes management plan and patient education and counseling, and monitoring progress over time:
• Weight status
• Current eating pattern; types and amounts of food typically eaten throughout the day, especially types and amounts of carbohydrate
• Knowledge about diabetes and how food intake and physical activity relate to blood glucose changes
• Usual physical activity and opportunities and interests for increasing physical activity
• Laboratory values for glycemic control, self-monitored blood glucose records, and hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia events
• Medical history relevant to management of diabetes and comorbidities, CVD risk factors and disease, lipid profile, and blood pressure
• Medications for glycemic management and others, and supplement use
• Social, financial, and environmental factors impacting diabetes self-management
• Past education and experience with meal planning, carbohydrate counting, or exchange lists; and attitudes about diabetes and expectations for medical management and outcomes