Monitoring and When to Call
Monitoring and When to CallWhen you have diabetes your risk of heart disease increases. Regularly meeting with your diabetes care teamto monitor your risk factors and monitoring your risk factors at home is the only way to know how the lifestylechanges you are making are lowering your risk of heart disease and stroke.At your healthcare visits, your diabetes care team will monitor your weight, blood counts (through simple blooddraw), blood pressure and overall well-being.Check your blood glucose at home as directed and take the results with you to your care team visits. Thesevalues help provide valuable insight for your care team.“I think tracking’s very important just because obviously you don’t want to continue to get highs,because that’s bad for your health in the long-term, or lows.”If you have high blood pressure, home blood pressure measurements help to provide a bigger picture of howyour blood pressure is day to day.Be sure to take all of your records to your care team visits. Together, you and your diabetes care team canmake adjustments if needed, to better support your diabetes and heart disease management efforts.Don’t forget to discuss at these visits how you feel about the changes you are making, or your feelings ingeneral. Your team is here to support you!But knowing that you are at increased risk of heart attack and stroke, you’ll also regularly monitor for signs andsymptoms of heart disease and stroke.Symptoms of heart disease that are often overlooked include: shortness of breath, and weakness or tirednessafter doing everyday activities.If you notice any of these symptoms, notify your healthcare team.Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain or discomfort, pressure, or squeezing, pain in one or both arms,the back, neck, jaw or stomach, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting, or breaking out in acold sweat.If you think you are having a heart attack, call 911 right away and chew an uncoated aspirin.Symptoms of a stroke include a sudden, severe headache; sudden weakness; paralysis or numbness in one orboth sides of the body; a droopy side of the face; trouble speaking, slurred speech, trouble finding words ortalking that doesn’t make any sense; blurry vision, loss of vision; loss of coordination; trouble walking;dizziness; and sudden confusion.Call 911 right away if you have any of these symptoms!Monitoring your blood glucose and your blood pressure can help you identify a problem before it happens.Having diabetes means you also have a higher risk for heart attack and stroke.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.PRG57586A EN MonitoringAndWhenToCall.pdf© The Wellness NetworkPage 1 of 2Monitoring and When to CallRegularly monitor your health at home and by scheduling regular appointments with your healthcare team. Andbe aware of the warning signs for heart attack and stroke so if you need to, you can get the help you needquickly.Although Diabetes is complex, it’s manageable when you have the right information and support. DiabetesCare and Education Specialists are trained to be your diabetes expert and can help you learn how tosuccessfully thrive with diabetes. You deserve nothing less!Ask your provider for a referral today! Find one at www.DiabetesEducator.org/find.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.PRG57586A EN MonitoringAndWhenToCall.pdf© The Wellness NetworkPage 2 of 2
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