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There are often many things that need to be discussed during diabetes visits, including: a medication review and adherence check, a review of glucose logs and analysis of glucose patterns, cardiovascular risk reduction, preventative therapies (including vaccines), eye and dental appointments, nephropathy screening, and healthy living (eg, nutrition and exercise).
One way to make sure that you get through all of these topics is to have staged visits with a particular focus.